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Vertical standing blue and white porcelain clock, with fair-skinned man and woman figurines seated on top.

The romantic timepiece is shaped almost like an hourglass wider at the top with a clock in the center. The clock’s gold painted face has blue Roman numerals, hands set to 4:35 in the photo. It’s embellished with porcelain flowers and gold line swirls along its sides. All the floral details and traditional folk dress of the two people at the top are painted in blue details, with thin gold line accents along the clock’s edge. The couple looks at each other, both have blonde hair and are barefoot, the man on right is seated slightly lower.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
51.1965.1-3
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Title
Garniture of a Clock Case with Stand and a Pair of Four-light Candelabra
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Clock and base
Classification
Timepieces
Work Type
watch
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/327003

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Porcelain
Technique
Underglazed
Dimensions
50.8 x 23.18 cm (20 x 9 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from the Collection of Edouard Sandoz
Object Number
51.1965.1-3
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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