Clock and gunpowder horn
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1590 - c. 1596
Weight of a clock movement with gear train, tubular in shape with an iron hook at the top. Belonging with nos. NM 7687, 7689 and 7688. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7688; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal), iron (metal); technique casting, forging; measurements height 9.5 cm x diameter 5 cm x weight 1949 g. 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
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal), iron (metal)
- Technique
- casting, forging
- Measurements
- height 9.5 cm x diameter 5 cm x weight 1949 g
Identification
- Original title
- Klok en kruithoorn
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-7688
- Museum classification
- clockwork · weight (scale component)
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.