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Félix Lecomte French
If this clock model were realized in bronze, the serpent's tongue would indicate the hour on the revolving horizontal movement's band.
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Title: Faith and Charity
Artist:
Félix Lecomte (French, Paris 1731–1817 Paris)
Date: 1792
Culture: French
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 10 x 20 in. (25.4 x 50.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.312.3
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