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Mantel Clock
Jean-Antoine Lepine (French, 1720–1814)
French (Paris)
Louis XVI
1785–90
Medium/Technique
Gilt bronze, black and white marble, enameled dial, glass
Dimensions
59.05 cm (23 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Hitchcock Tyler Residuary Fund
Accession Number44.76
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Timekeeping
Furniture – Clocks
Furniture – Clocks
DescriptionA mantel clock in "Chinoiserie" style. Shaped base of white marble with ormolu feet & mounts. Two tapering pillars: circular ormolu bands on each with 4 or 5 bells pendent. Circular dial between, surmounted by a Chinese figure, has day-of-month hand central with dial. Days of week on face. Sunburst & mask on pendulum.
Signed
Signed on dial, "Lepine"
ProvenanceAccording to tradition, owned by Elias Haskett Derby of Salem (1739-1799); by 1939, Mr. & Mrs. Maxim Karolik. 1944, purchased by the MFA.