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Longcase clock
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Longcase clock

Pieter van den Bergh · c. 1780 · marqueterie; painting technique; gild; maple (wood); gilding (material); wood (plant material); rosewood (wood); purpleheart (wood); linen (material); brass (alloy); glass; oak (wood)

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

About this work

The case of this clock is designed to resemble a Classical column, with the fluting (narrow, vertical grooves) rendered in marquetry. Above the clock face are a mechanism with moving ships and a painted view of Rotterdam. In 1780 the Rotterdam cabinetmaker Oerberg organized a lottery, in which he most likely put up this clock as a prize.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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mechanical clockclockworkfurnitureclocklongcase clockcity-view in general'veduta'Rotterdam
Credit lineLongcase clock. c. 1780. Pieter van den Bergh. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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