Table clock with striking and musical mechanism
Also known as: Tafelklok met slag- en speelwerk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840 - 1860
Table clock with striking and musical mechanism. Mahogany case, decorated with gilt copper. Dial and movement are marked: EDWARD WICKSTEED.LONDON. The following tunes are pinned on the musical barrel: Gavot, Jigg, Minuet, Dance, Song, Cotillon, Gavot, Hornpipe. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-13021; its record gives material recorded as mahogany (wood), bronze (metal), brass (alloy); technique gild; measurements height 63.5 cm x width 38.5 cm x diameter 26.5 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- mahogany (wood), bronze (metal), brass (alloy)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- hoogte 63,5 cm x breedte 38,5 cm x diameter 26,5 cm · height 63.5 cm x width 38.5 cm x diameter 26.5 cm
- Measurements
- height 63.5 cm x width 38.5 cm x diameter 26.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tafelklok met slag- en speelwerk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-13021
- Museum classification
- furniture · mechanical clock · table clock · clockwork · clock
Catalogue references
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Research required
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