Lewis Foreman Day, E. Gay Lamaille & Co., Paris & London, and others
Mantel Clock
c. 1878
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- Designer: Lewis Foreman Day
- Manufacturer: E. Gay Lamaille & Co., Paris & London
- Retailer: Howell & James, Regent Street, London
Mantel Clock
c. 1878
Physical Qualities
Ebonised wood, porcelain, paint, metal, glass, 22 1/2 x 17 x 10 1/4 in. (57.2 x 43.2 x 26 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ballentine; Gift of Beatrice Abbott Chambliss; Gift of Mrs. Alfred R. L. Dohme; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dixon Gibbs; Gift of Pamela and Arnold Lehman; Bequest of Catherine Iola R. "Pat" Michael; Bequest of Mark Alan Schader; Bequest of C. Edward Snyder; and Given in Memory of Helen K. Starkweather
Object Number
2009.134
A talented graphic artist working in London, Lewis Day designed not only fabrics but also magnificent clocks with richly carved architectural cases and beautifully painted ceramic dials and panels. Here, the case is English but the works are French, an indication of cross-Channel commerce. Day’s richly patterned instrument for measuring time invites poetic exploration of the West’s love affair with blue and white ceramics from Asia that began hundreds of years earlier.
The Victoria and Albert Museum, "The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement in Britain", April 2, 2011-July 17, 2011 circulating to the Musée d'Orsay September 13, 2011-January 15 2012 and The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco March 10, 2012-July 17 2012.
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 04
