Anonymous - Am 5 Iuni Ano 1585
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1585
A fine and small, probably South German tabernacle clock with hour strike Dimensions 205 mm, circa 1585, Origin Süddeutschland Case: Brass, firegilt, square in cross-section, richly engraved with foliage on all sides, base with curved cut-outs.
The four corners have fluted pilasters. Dial: Front - applied firegilt brass ring with 12 hour knobs for time reading by night, inlaid silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals "I-XII" and Arabic 24 hours, central alarm disc with Arabic numerals and central engraved sunray motif, single blued iron hand, winding arbor. Movm.: Iron frame, iron wheels, 2 x chain/fusee for going and striking train, 1 hammer, verge escapement, later short pendulum, alarm mechanism removed.
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 205 mm
Identification
- Candidate id
- inv-anonymous-am-5-iuni-ano-1585-234-c-7d5017b323
- Museum object number
- 7d5017b323
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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