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Pendulum of a mantel clock

Also known as: Slinger van en pendule

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1898

Pendulum with a circular brass bob and an iron rod. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1978-4-D; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy), iron (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 4 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
brass (alloy), iron (metal)
Technique
casting
Dimensions
lengte 18,4 cm (incl. gewicht) · diameter 4 cm · gewicht: diameter 4 cm · length 18.4 cm
Measurements
diameter 4 cm

Identification

Original title
Slinger van en pendule
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-1978-4-D
Museum classification
slinger · mechanical clock · mantel clock

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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