Longcase clock, c. 1760 - c. 1765
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1760 - c. 1765
Longcase clock decorated with marquetry on an oak core and with gilded bronze. On a low plinth stands the upward-tapering base with four panels, the lyre-shaped trunk with door and glass pane, and the hood, waisted at the top and bottom, containing the movement; all separated by mouldings.
At the front the edges are framed in mounts, as are the rear feet, with shell, volute, and floral motifs; atop is a figure of Time. Marquetry in a herringbone pattern. Figurative gilded bronze mounts. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-16671; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), wood (plant material), rosewood (wood), softwood, rosewood (wood), glass, oak (wood); technique gild; measurements height 242.5 cm x width 62 cm x depth 32 cm.
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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal), wood (plant material), rosewood (wood), softwood, rosewood (wood), glass, oak (wood)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- height 242.5 cm x width 62 cm x depth 32 cm · width 61.5 cm x width 31.8 cm · grondvlak: breedte 61,5 cm x breedte 31,8 cm · hoogte 242,5 cm x breedte 62 cm x diepte 32 cm
- Measurements
- height 242.5 cm x width 62 cm x depth 32 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Staand horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-16671
- Museum classification
- longcase clock · furniture · clock · clockwork · mechanical clock
Catalogue references
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Research required
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