Clock and gunpowder horn
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1590 - c. 1596
Weight of a clock movement, cylindrical in shape with the remnant of an iron hook at the top. The weight belongs with no. NM-7687. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7836; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal), iron (metal); technique casting, forging; measurements height 9 cm x diameter 4.5 cm x weight 1768 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 cm x diameter 4.5 cm x weight 1768 g
Identification
- Original title
- Klok en kruithoorn
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-7836
- 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.