Design for Clock
Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory
Design for an elaborate clock. Intended to be executed in green and gilded bronze. The dial is framed by an oblong, with thunderbolts above and below. It is inserted in a rock, upon which a female figure (Minerva) leans, at right, and a spear and other military paraphernalia, at left. Faces and a wreath are placed on the spear. The base is octagonal in shape. At the front is a scene in relief (sacrifice to Minerva). Represented at the oblique sides are trophies. Below are knobs. Inscriptions and markings at the lower center.
Credit: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
1800-1825
Pen and black ink, brush and green, yellow, and brown wash on white laid paper
1931-71-19
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
Where you'll find this
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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