Clock
Manufacturer
Cartwright & Woodward
Designer
E. Finley
(British, active 19th century)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1871
MediumBrass | Silvered bronze | Gilt | Gems | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (49.5 x 27.3 x 19.1 cm)
InscribedHOWELL & JAMES & Co/ [illegible] LONDON & PARIS (on dial). Design registration mark for 11 February 1871 (on back of case).
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Decorative Arts Fund
Object number2000.13
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a clock made with brass and silvered-bronze, that is gilt-lacquered and set with semi-precious stones and an enamel face. It incorporates Western and exotic (Moorish) motifs to create its' original design. Also, other elements allude to the classical world through mythical marine motifs: two hippocamps (or sea horses), a scallop shell, and branches of coral decorate the base, while a winged merman surmounts the top.ProvenanceOwned by one family, 1871-19?; purchased by H. Blairman & Sons, London; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Decorative Arts Fund, 2000. Exhibition History"International Exposition," London, 1871. Published ReferencesDesign Registration: Registered by Cartwright & Woodward, Birmingham, 11 February 1871 (design: BT 43.29; note of registration: BT 44.2). THE ART JOURNAL CATALOGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, London, 1871, p. 17.
late 19th early 20th c
mid-to-late 18th century
