Longcase clock
Also titled Staande klok
c. 1715 - c. 1725
- Medium
- tortoise shell, ebony (wood), walnut (hardwood), wood (plant material), mother of pearl, tin (metal), brass (alloy), glass, oak (wood)
- Classification
- mechanical clock
- Dimensions
- height 284.5 cm x height 260 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
This extraordinary longcase clock is made of various metals and tortoiseshell in the style of the French furniture-maker Boulle. It houses an intricate clockwork that can play fourteen melodies. On top ofthe clock are two figures of black figures. They are depicted in a stereotypical way with a skirt made of tobacco leaves and gold bands around their necks and wrists, references to plantations and slavery.
