Cartel clock, c. 1740 - c. 1745
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1740 - c. 1745
Cartel clock of gilt bronze depicting: Time conquers Love. Above the round dial with low relief and enamelled numeral plaques, set on a bank of clouds, is the winged, forward-leaning figure of Time with a scythe; below it, Cupid sits on a large C-scroll, surrounded by boulders, with outstretched left hand.
The quiver falls from his right hand; the bow lies behind his legs. At the bottom is a large shell surrounded by flowering branches; around the dial are a branch of flowers and a palm branch. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-18018; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), kingwood (wood), brass (alloy), oak (wood); technique gild; measurements height 115 cm x width 52 cm x depth 38 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), kingwood (wood), brass (alloy), oak (wood)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- height 115 cm x width 52 cm x depth 38 cm · hoogte 115 cm x breedte 52 cm x diepte 38 cm
- Measurements
- height 115 cm x width 52 cm x depth 38 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Cartelklok
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-18018
- Museum classification
- mantel clock · mechanical clock · kartelklok · clockwork · furniture
Catalogue references
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Research required
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