Heinrich Petrau - East Prussian Table Clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1700
The impressive side walls are made of solid silver and executed as handmade repoussé and chased reliefs. The solid brass hour ring features a single, finely pierced, blued iron hand with an elongated tip indicates the time.
The exceptionally well-crafted movement is fitted with chain/fusee, verge escapement, and a barrel for the striking train. At every full hour, the bell in the hinged case bottom is struck by an exquisitely engraved hammer. A horizontal table clock is a portable, small flat clock from the Renaissance and Baroque periods (16th to 17th century), whose dial sits horizontally on the top and is read from above.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 95 x 135 x 135 mm
Identification
- Candidate id
- inv-heinrich-petrau-east-prussian-table-clock-229-c-9099043c54
- Museum object number
- 9099043c54
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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