Bracket clock, rectangular, with molded plinth and pediment
Also known as: Consoleklok, rechthoekig, met geprofileerde plint en kap
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1740 - c. 1760
Bracket clock, made of walnut. The clock has a rectangular shape with a molded plinth and pediment surmounted by four brass finials. The movement is a watch mounted in gilded lead with a glass lens. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-5783-20; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal), copper (metal), walnut (hardwood), gilding (material), glass; technique gild; measurements height 7.5 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 1.9 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
- lead (metal), copper (metal), walnut (hardwood), gilding (material), glass
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- height 7.5 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 1.9 cm · hoogte 7,5 cm x breedte 4,2 cm x diepte 1,9 cm
- Measurements
- height 7.5 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 1.9 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Consoleklok, rechthoekig, met geprofileerde plint en kap
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-5783-20
- Museum classification
- miniature · clock · bracket clock
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.