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The white enamel dial has Roman numerals encircled by a laurel wreath in patinated bronze. The clock and figure of Mars are supported by an oblong pedestal of yellow Siena marble bearing a trophy of arms in front consisting of crossed spears and a helmet with sprays of laurel. The lower plinth rests on four feet, the front pair enriched with acanthus foliage is similarly patinated bronze.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"bronze","id":"AAT10957"},{"text":"enamel","id":"AAT14910"},{"text":"siena marble","id":"AAT11620"},{"text":"","id":""}],"techniques":[{"text":"casting","id":"AAT53104"},{"text":"chasing","id":"AAT54016"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Patinated bronze, enamel, Siena marble","categories":[{"text":"Clocks & Watches","id":"THES48976"},{"text":"Myths & Legends","id":"THES49005"},{"text":"Sculpture","id":"THES48896"}],"styles":[{"text":"Neoclassical","id":"AAT21477"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2013GD6202"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES303519"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Clock","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"France","id":"x28849"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1800-1825","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1825-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Sir Edwin Durning Lawrence Bart","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"22.75","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"15.75","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Given by Sir E. Durning Lawrence 1st Baronet (2 February 1837 – 21 April 1914) a British lawyer and Member of Parliament for Truro 1895-1906.\n\nIn 1898 Edwin changed his name to Durning-Lawrence, in honour of his wife's maternal grandfather, and was created 1st Baronet Durning-Lawrence, of King's Ride, Ascot, Berkshire in the same year. In the absence of a male heir, on his death, his baronetcy became extinct.\r\n\r\nDurning-Lawrence was a prolific author. He wrote <u>The Progress of a Century; or, The Age of Iron and Steam</u> (1886),  and <u>A Short History of Lighting from the Earliest Times</u> (1895).\r\n\nHe also left an endowment to the university. In the 1920s the artist Henry Tonks, who felt the need for a stronger presence of History of Art within the university, was able to convert the endowment into a chair in that discipline at University College, despite the fact that Durning-Lawrence himself had no especial interest in the subject (though he had donated thirteen paintings to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1901). The first holder of the Durning-Lawrence chair was Tancred Borenius.","historicalContext":"The clock was intended for display on a mantelpiece","briefDescription":"French Empire mantel clock of yellow marble and bronze surmounted by a figure of Mars","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["661-1901"],"accessionNumberNum":"661","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1901,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-22","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-24","availableToBook":true}}