Design for a Clock, Title Page to 'Cahier de six Pendules'

Etcher C. Colinet French
Publisher Jacques François Chereau French
ca. 1770
Not on view
Design for a clock with two putti supporting an urn. The urn's upper frieze is calibrated for the clock movements and a winding snake indicates the time. The putti are attached to the base in which the legs turn into foliage and connects them.

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Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Clock, Title Page to 'Cahier de six Pendules'
  • Artist: Jean François Forty (French, active Paris, 1775–90)
  • Etcher: C. Colinet (French)
  • Publisher: Jacques François Chereau (French, Paris 1742–1794 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1770
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10 9/16 × 7 13/16 in. (26.8 × 19.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Ogden Codman, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.644.536
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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