Longcase clock, Jan Hermelinck Amsterdam

Longcase clock in oak case veneered with walnut. The S-shaped bombé plinth rests on claw feet. The case door, scalloped at the top and bottom, has a small window with brass mounts and shows a vase and bow with wreath in marquetry of a lighter wood. The hood has a scalloped cornice with a crest of rocailles; Tuscan columns on the corners. Three gilded figures, two of Fame and Atlas, surmount the hood. A mythological scene and figures are painted below the dial. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-16099; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), walnut (hardwood), gilding (material), wood (plant material), glass, oak (wood); technique painting technique, gild; measurements height 285 cm x width 60 cm x depth 30 cm x weight 0 kg. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.