Negress head clock

The Negress head clock is a type of French Empire mantel clock depicting the head of a black woman flanked by sculptured putti. It is considered among the eccentricities of French horology and had drawn attention during the late eighteenth century.^[1]^[2] Five examples are noted in prominent collections.

^ Britten, Frederick James (1899). Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers: Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past in England and Abroad to which is Added a List of Eight Thousand Makers. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 292.
^ Kisluk-Grosheide, Daniëlle O.; Munger, Jeffrey (2010). The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-58839-366-1.

[:0-1] Britten, Frederick James (1899). Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers: Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past in England and Abroad to which is Added a List of Eight Thousand Makers. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 292.

[:1-2] Kisluk-Grosheide, Daniëlle O.; Munger, Jeffrey (2010). The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-58839-366-1.

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