Design for a Clock Case

Gilles-Marie Oppenordtca. 1715

Saturnus seated on a base with scythe and snake at his feet supports a framed circle to contain clock face.

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Details

Title: Design for a Clock Case
Creator: Gilles-Marie Oppenord
Creator Lifespan: 1672/1742
Date Created: ca. 1715
Type: Drawing
Rights: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium: Black chalk, pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on off-white laid paper, framing lines in black ink
Provenance: Léon Decloux, Sèvres, France
Dimensions: 29.1 x 17.7 cm (11 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

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