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Source Description
A serpent indicates with its tongue the hours and minutes on the bands revolving around the urn.Clockmaker Jean-André Le Paute began to work for Louis XV in 1751 and eventually made clocks for a number of royal châteaux.This clock demonstrates how Sèvres porcelain plaques were mounted in various furniture forms during the 1770s and 80s. The porcelains bear the date-letter for 1774.
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Document identity
localId
4526
label
Urn Clock
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4526
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Urn Clock
description
A serpent indicates with its tongue the hours and minutes on the bands revolving around the urn.Clockmaker Jean-André Le Paute began to work for Louis XV in 1751 and eventually made clocks for a number of royal châteaux.This clock demonstrates how Sèvres porcelain plaques were mounted in various furniture forms during the 1770s and 80s. The porcelains bear the date-letter for 1774.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1774
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
clocks
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
44.5
height
24
dimensionsRaw
17 1/2 x 9 7/16 in. (44.5 x 24 cm)
Source extras
med
ormolu, soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
15609
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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5aa8320b496a77ba