Wheel on arbor from the tower clock
Also known as: Rad op as van het torenuurwerk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1585 - c. 1615
Wheel on arbor from the tower clock originating from the demolished Waterpoort in Gorinchem. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11197-2-C; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); technique forging; measurements length 109 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
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- iron (metal)
- Technique
- forging
- Dimensions
- length 109 cm · lengte 109 cm
- Measurements
- length 109 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Rad op as van het torenuurwerk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-11197-2-C
- Museum classification
- tower clock · gear
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.