Cartel clock of gilt bronze with round dial decorated with rocailles and painted metal leafy branches with porcelain flowers.
Also known as: Kartelklok van verguld brons met ronde wijzerplaat versierd met rocailles met met metalen beschilderde bladtakken met bloemen van porselein.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1750
Cartel clock of gilt bronze. The round dial is set in a gilt bronze mount, decorated with rocaille motifs and painted metal leafy branches with porcelain flowers. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-16908; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), metal, porcelain; technique gild; measurements height 30 cm x width 18 cm x depth 8 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal), metal, porcelain
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- hoogte 30 cm x breedte 18 cm x diepte 8 cm · height 30 cm x width 18 cm x depth 8 cm
- Measurements
- height 30 cm x width 18 cm x depth 8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Kartelklok van verguld brons met ronde wijzerplaat versierd met rocailles met met metalen beschilderde bladtakken met bloemen van porselein.
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-16908
- Museum classification
- mechanical clock · kartelklok · clock · clockwork · furniture
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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