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Table clock
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Table clock

Jan van Ceulen · c. 1700 - c. 1725 · gild; tortoise shell; textile materials; wood (plant material); silver (metal); brass (alloy); oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This clock not only tells the time, it also gives the date and the phases of the sun and the moon. It has a movement with nine bells that can play ten melodies. In the early 18th century a timepiece with so many different functions was still a rare and precious object.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
mechanical clockmechanical instrumentclockworkfurnituretable clockclockmusical instrument
Credit lineTable clock. c. 1700 - c. 1725. Jan van Ceulen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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