Clock

Sèvres Manufactory

ca. 1775 · Gilt bronze, porcelain, enamel, brass, steel · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Although several different models of clocks were made with Sèvres plaques between the 1760s and 1790s, extant examples are rare. This particular one is decorated with flowers and military themes; its crest has a trophy with armor and unidentified heraldic devices in gilt bronze.

Artist

Sèvres Manufactory

Date

ca. 1775

Medium

Gilt bronze, porcelain, enamel, brass, steel

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958