Grandfather clock. The movement is missing.
Also known as: Staande klok. Het uurwerk ontbreekt.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700
Longcase clock veneered with burr wood. The clock has a small door with a circular glass pane, surrounded by a brass border. The plinth moulding is profiled and rests on four black wooden ball feet.
The hood rests on four colonnettes and is arched at the top. On the dial, the name of the clockmaker: William Gib Rotterdam. The arched infill above the dial shows fruit-bearing children. Two gilt wooden statuettes are placed on the hood. The movement is missing. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1961-16. 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
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Identification
- Original title
- Staande klok. Het uurwerk ontbreekt.
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1961-16
- Museum classification
- longcase clock · clock · furniture · mechanical clock
Catalogue references
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Research required
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