Mantel Clock

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mantel Clock

Date
c. 1780–90
Medium
marble, gilt-bronze, glass
Culture
France, Paris
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
169336

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This clock echoes elements of Greek mythology. At left, Athena stands with her helmet on and shield ready. Screen reader support enabled.

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Credit line
Gift of Harvey Buchanan in memory of Penelope Draper Buchanan and Dorothy Tuckerman Draper
Provenance
The clock is reputed to have been commissioned by Louis XVI as part of a series to be given away as diplomatic gifts. Later, it was purchased around 1820 in Washington, DC, in a sale of the collection of the ambassador of Spain to the United States. From thence it descended in the family of Dorothy Draper, noted American interior designer, to Dr. Harvey Buchanan

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