Table clock in the shape of Atlas
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1603 - c. 1628
Table clock made of silver and gilt bronze in the shape of Atlas. The square base rests on four acorn-shaped feet. On the base stands a nude Atlas figure, holding the oval clock case above his head with both hands.
The clock case is surmounted by a nodular finial. The base is decorated with engraving and with a cast angel head on the front and back. The dial, clock case, and bezel are decorated with engraving. The back plate is signed: Pierre Louteau ALion. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17012; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), silver (metal), glass; technique gild, engraving, niello (technique); measurements height 19.7 cm x width 6.3 cm x depth 6 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), silver (metal), glass
- Technique
- gild, engraving, niello (technique)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 19,7 cm x breedte 6,3 cm x diepte 6 cm · height 19.7 cm x width 6.3 cm x depth 6 cm
- Measurements
- height 19.7 cm x width 6.3 cm x depth 6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tafelklok in de vorm van Atlas
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17012
- Museum classification
- table clock · mechanical clock
Catalogue references
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Research required
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