Elevation of a Timepiece
Vertical rectangle. Design for a timepiece, the base made up of two rectangular sections with bevelled corners. The figure of Saturnus is shown upon the front standing and leaning with his left arm upon a pedestal. The circle for the dial plate is shown. Squared; the lines are numbered, with pen, to 12 and 13 respectively.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on paper
1938-88-681
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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