Clock, with seated female figure of Contemplation, designed by Carrier-Belleuse, 1860s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1867
Clock comprising female figure of 'Contemplation' in imitation bronze seated on a clock mounted in black marble. The recessed portion is 7.6 cm diamter with black enamel back, signed in gilt in lower portion:- EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE BOY, RANVIER & CIE, 116 Rue de Turenne PARIS FT A PARIS 1867
Movement plates 10.2 cm diameter. Locking-plate, striking train, with outside count-wheel permitting also a single stroke at the half-hours. According to the Art Inventory of objects acquired by the V&A in 1867, this clock, made of "imitation bronze", was designed by "A.Carrier" (Albert Carrier-Belleuse) and bought by the V&A from the Paris Exhibiton of 1867 "as an example of cheapness of manufacture".
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 27 in whole
- Materials and techniques
- made of "imitation bronze"
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Paris
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O325076
- Museum object number
- 763:1, 2-1869
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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