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Brass mantel clock

Also known as: Pendule van messing

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1905

Brass mantel clock, square with arched roof, on four feet that rest on a square plate. Decorated dial. Round pendulum plate, and decorated with a blue stone in the center of the baseplate.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1977-108; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); measurements depth 19.7 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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Physical characteristics

Material
brass (alloy)
Dimensions
height 32.5 cm x width 21.8 cm x depth 15 cm · grondplaat: hoogte 32,5 cm x breedte 21,8 cm x diepte 15 cm · depth 19.7 cm · diepte 19,7 cm
Measurements
depth 19.7 cm

Identification

Original title
Pendule van messing
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-1977-108
Museum classification
mantel clock · mechanical clock · furniture · clockwork

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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