Longcase clock, miniature
Also known as: Staande klok, miniatuur
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1700 - c. 1720
Longcase clock, carved from a solid piece of black-stained wood. The dial is silver, engraved with flowers, the hands are gold. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-5783-34; its record gives material recorded as wood (plant material), gold (metal), linden, silver (metal); technique engraving; measurements height 25.3 cm x width 6 cm x depth 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
- wood (plant material), gold (metal), linden, silver (metal)
- Technique
- engraving
- Dimensions
- height 25.3 cm x width 6 cm x depth 4 cm · hoogte 25,3 cm x breedte 6 cm x diepte 4 cm
- Measurements
- height 25.3 cm x width 6 cm x depth 4 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Staande klok, miniatuur
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-5783-34
- Museum classification
- longcase clock · miniature
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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