Cartel clock, c. 1792

Wall clock of linden wood, gilded and painted brown. The round dial is surrounded by a beaded border and is set in a lyre-shaped frame ending in volutes at the top and bottom, filled with wave or froth ornament. Acanthus leaves curl around the lyre shape, from which hangs a garland composed of oak and laurel leaves. The case is surmounted by a seated child figure holding a scythe and an hourglass in its hands. Dial is signed: "Jan Hendk Kuhn Amsterdam". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-8869; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), wood (plant material), linden; technique gild; measurements height 102.5 cm x width 75.5 cm x depth 25 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.