New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

George Washington Mantle Clock

ManufacturerAttributed to Jacques Nicholas Pierre François Dubuc (French, active 1790 - 1830)

Manufacturer Unknown

Dateca. 1815

MediumGilt bronze | Enamel

DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (31.8 x 21 x 21 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative arts

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.2309

Terms

Eagle
George Washington
Time
Empire
Paris, France

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DescriptionThis is a mantle clock with full length figure of George Washington holding rolled papers in his right hand. The figure was interpreted from John Trumbull's "Washington at Trenton." An eagle standing on a globe rests on a plain base. The white enamel face has Roman numerals and below that is a banner between two torches in relief with the words: "First in war/First in peace/First in the hearts of his/Countrymen." The base of the clock has a face in a sunburst and spreading leafage. Clock raised on four drop-shaped feet. It has classical motifs of palmet leaves, volutes, and a human face. The clock is contained within a rectangular case mounted on the base and decorated with a winged figure and surmounted by an eagle.