Mantel Clock Case Design
date: label: Date
content: 1738
name: label: Designer
content: Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742
label: Print Maker
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
label: Publisher
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Design for a mantel clock decorated with rococo motifs and ornament. The clock case is topped with two winged putti holding a flaming torch and an arrow within a shell, with scrolling acanthus leaves and cornucopia of fruit and flowers on the sides. The base is framed by lion heads and legs on either side, with leaves. The clock face in the center is round with a running pattern border, framed within a larger case decorated with a cartouche, gadrooning and other motifs. The plate is signed and numbered. A profile (side view) of the design is illustrated on plate 6 within this series (1921-6-376-6).
place: label: made in
content: France
label: published in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-376-5
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on laid paper