Clock - Yoka Van Den brink, Hindeloopen, 1994
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1994
Clock painted by Yoka Van Den Brink in 1994, using Hindeloopen motifs with a contemporary colour scheme. Hindeloopen craft techniques date back to the 16th century, to the port of Hindeloopen, in Friesland in the North of Holland where sailors developed a decorative tradition of handpainting domestic items to add colour to the dark houses through winter.
Motifs include flowers, scrolls, buds, birds and sometimes bible scenes and landscapes. Wooden wall clock constructed from craft wood and painted in t the Hindeloopen folk art style. The face of the clock is black and the edges are painted terracotta and gold, the inner face of the clock is gold with roman numerals in black. The clock has also been painted with various floral motifs and has ornate brass coloured hands.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 25.5 cm (Length), 1 cm (Width), 36 cm (Height)
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-261889
- Museum object number
- SH 931258
- 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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