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Clock with Bust of Washington and Relief of Cornwallis Resigning his Sword to Washington

Armingaud L’Ainé

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The clock has a white marble base and a rectangular body with a flat top and bottom. The clock's face is white with black Roman numerals and hands. A black metal frame surrounds the clock face. Below the clock face, there is a black metal plaque with a relief depicting a scene of three men. One of the men is handing another a sword. The clock sits on four small feet. On top of the clock, there is a black metal bust of a man with short hair wearing an 18th-century-style military uniform. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Marble and patinated bronze
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
379 × 624 px
Museum record:
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