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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Mantel Clock

Mantel Clock

c. 1780–90

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This clock echoes elements of Greek mythology. At left, Athena stands with her helmet on and shield ready.





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  • The clock is reputed to have been commissioned by Louis XVI as part of a series to be given away as diplomatic gifts. Later, it was purchased around 1820 in Washington, DC, in a sale of the collection of the ambassador of Spain to the United States. From thence it descended in the family of Dorothy Draper, noted American interior designer, to Dr. Harvey Buchanan
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.204