Clock
Maker
Guillemer
(American)
Datec. 1850
MediumGilt brass, lapis lazuli, and steel
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2in. (26.7cm)
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Frederick T. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 1023.42
DescriptionGilt brass tower form table clock set with lapis luzuliFormed from an hexagonal case with panelled dome surmounted by engraved tapered finial and six smaller baluster finials to the corners. each side crudely chased with foliage, grotesque masks, urns and birds; raised on a plinth of square section with panelled corner columns set with lapis lazuli below female busts, the base and panels between the columns engraved with leafy foliage, birds and fanciful creatures.
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Label TextIn the fourteenth century, clocks incorporated into church towers and other public spaces became symbols of civic pride and overall welfare. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when clock technology had developed and table clocks became available to the wealthy, elaborate brass cases in imitation of these architecturally significant structures became popular. This case, with detailed engraved ornamentation, is a nineteenth-century revival of the form.
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