Pewter oil lamp, serving as a clock
Also known as: Olielamp van tin, dienst doende als klok
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - 1800
Pewter oil lamp, which can be used as a clock. The iron base is square, inverted conical, and shows traces of black and red paint. In the centre of the base rises a cylindrical shaft, on which the pewter oil lamp is placed. The oil lamp begins at the bottom with a conical shaft, above which two slight knops can be seen. Above that, the spout and the glass lamp. The surrounding pewter frame has a handle on one side. The other side is decorated with Roman numerals. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11327; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal), tin (metal), glass; technique casting; measurements height 35.5 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
- iron (metal), tin (metal), glass
- Technique
- casting
- Dimensions
- height 35.5 cm · hoogte 35,5 cm · width 11.7 cm x width 11.7 cm · voet: breedte 11,7 cm x breedte 11,7 cm
- Measurements
- height 35.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Olielamp van tin, dienst doende als klok
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-11327
- Museum classification
- clock · oil lamp
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.