Clock

Unknown

1792–1819 · Gilt bronze · The American Wing

This clock, with a statuette of George Washington, is similar to 31.41.1 and 25.111. It may have been part of a group of clocks sent from France to a Maryland merchant during the early nineteenth century. The figure of Washington is based on John Trumbull's 1782 painting "Washington Before the Battle of Trenton," now in the Yale University Art Gallery. The Museum owns a reproduction by Trumbull of his earlier painting, 22.45.9.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1792–1819

Medium

Gilt bronze

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883