"Bacchante" Clock
CultureFrench
DateDesigned ca. 1789-1792; this example, ca. 1815
MediumBronze and glass
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 15 inches (48.26 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Linda S. Hall
Object number41-57/3.1,2
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DescriptionOn the base are two angels, each mounted on a goat, supporting the clock. Female figure reclining on top of clock, leaning on right arm with upraised left arm holding cup. Border of the base decorated with figures of children and dogs. Dial bears name "Balthazar".ProvenanceLinda S. Hall (1859-1938), Kansas City, MO, by April 2, 1934-1938 [1];
Her estate, 1938-1941;
Her bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1941.
NOTES:
[1] Under the terms of Hall’s will, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art could select objects of art from Hall’s home to add to the museum’s collection. Director Paul Gardner viewed the Hall collection in early 1934 and sent Hall a letter dated April 2, 1934, detailing the objects the museum would like to add to its collection. These objects would remain with her estate, however, until the death of her husband, Herbert F. Hall (1858-1941). Gardner’s letter and a copy of Hall’s will are in the Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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