Cartel Clock, c. 1741
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1741
Cartel clock mounted in a gilt-bronze case. On a large S-shaped volute, below and to the left of the round dial, sits the goddess Diana on clouds, holding her arms spread towards the slumbering Endymion, who lies on a smaller volute below and to the right, holding a shepherd's crook and flanked by his dog.
Above the dial, Cupid, holding a bow and arrow, looks on from the clouds. Above and to the left of the dial, a wall with shell motif and cornice; finished with flower, leaf, and volute motifs. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1959-88; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), gilding (material); technique gild; measurements height 64.5 cm x width 33 cm x depth 11 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), gilding (material)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- height 64.5 cm x width 33 cm x depth 11 cm · hoogte 64,5 cm x breedte 33 cm x diepte 11 cm
- Measurements
- height 64.5 cm x width 33 cm x depth 11 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Cartelklok
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1959-88
- Museum classification
- clock · furniture · mechanical clock · mantel clock · kartelklok · clockwork
Catalogue references
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Research required
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