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glass is titled “Perry’s Victory,” referring to the Battle of Lake Erie
in which the American fleet under the command of Oliver Hazard
Perry defeated the British fleet during the War of 1812.
French mantel clocks featuring George Washington and other
heroes were designed to appeal to Americans’ renewed sense
of patriotism following their victory against Britain in the War
of 1812. The banner below the unusual silvered dial on this clock
bears the famous phrase from Henry Lee’s eulogy of the great
general and first president, who died in 1799: “WASHINGTON.
First in WAR, First in PEACE, First in the HEARTS of his
COUNTRYMEN.”
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