Decorative arts

Clock

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1770-1780
Accession number: 27.113
Maker: Louis Montjoye I(Opens in new tab) (French, 1729–1815)
Dimensions: 21 x 7 x 7 in. (53.3 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm.)
Medium: gilt bronze, enamel, brass and steel
Description: Gilt bronze clock with three female figures, the Three Graces, standing atop a round pedestal. The women hold a spherical clock above their heads, on top of which is a seated putto.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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The figures holding up the case of this clock represent the Three Graces, goddesses who embodied grace, beauty and charm. Above the clock sits the figure of Cupid, who represents Love. The theme of the clock is, therefore, “Time passing between Love and the Graces.” Cupid’s arrow serves as the clock’s “hand,” indicating the time on the two enameled ring dials, one which indicates the hour, the other, the minute.

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