FLOOR CLOCK
Creator(s): Balthazar Lieutaud (Cabinet Maker) , Ferdinand Berthoud (Clockmaker)
On view in: Entry Hall
About this object
Veneered in tulipwood and kingwood, the rectangular case consists of three sections. The base is mounted on three sides with an ormolu Greek key pattern, which also runs along the sides of the case's main body. A pendulum is visible through the front glass door. An encircled serpent forms the frame for the glass covering the dial, and the clock's works are held in a square case behind it. The door in turn is mounted with a laurel wreath suspended from a swag at the top and with a band of ovals and leaves with berries around the lower part. On each corner is an acanthus motif in ormolu. An urn with a laurel swag hanging from the handles stands on a square platform at the top.
- Object name:
- FLOOR CLOCK
- Made from:
- Wood marquetry -- gilt bronze -- enamel
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- ca. 1760
- Size:
- 228.6 × 49.5 × 30.5 cm (90 × 19 1/2 × 12 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 16.1
- Class:
- TIMEPIECE
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION; STAMP on back top edge: B. Lieutaud; on dial: Ferdinand Berthoud
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973