Longcase clock, c. 1755 - c. 1765

Longcase clock of burr walnut on an oak core. The curved base with diagonally set uprights rests on claw feet. The front of the straight trunk consists of an arched door with a mirror with cut ornament and an asymmetrical surround. The hood rests on a curved moulding, has a glazed door and displays openwork fretwork. On the diagonally set uprights are plinths with trumpeting angels; surmounting it is Atlas with the celestial sphere. The corners of the movement are painted. Clock with rocaille work. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1967-144; its record gives material recorded as walnut (hardwood), looking glasses, gilding (material), wood (plant material), paint (coating), linen (material), glass, oak (wood); technique painting technique, gild; measurements height 311 cm x height 277 cm x width 51 cm x width 56 cm x depth 29.5 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.