Vase with a clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1809 - c. 1814
Vase with a clock in reverse. The vase stands on a square pedestal and is painted with a trophy of musical instruments. On the neck and the foot are grapevines and bunches of grapes.
Winged griffins sit on the handles of the vase. Marked: Amstel in gold. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1962-63; its record gives material recorded as porcelain; technique painting technique; measurements height 41.5 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- porcelain
- Technique
- painting technique
- Dimensions
- height 41.5 cm · hoogte 41,5 cm
- Measurements
- height 41.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Vaas met uurwerk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1962-63
- Museum classification
- mechanical clock · clock · vase
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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