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Table clock
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Table clock

Nicolaas Weylandt · c. 1730 - c. 1750 · gild; tortoise shell; textile materials; silver (metal); pear (wood); brass (alloy); oak (wood)

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

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This lavishly executed case testifies to the great value that collectors and art lovers attached to ingeniously made clocks. The silver musical instruments on the sides of the clockcase - a lute, a violin, trumpets - allude to the various melodies the movement can play. Nicolaas Weylandt was one of Amsterdam's best-known clockmakers.

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mechanical clockclockworktable clockclockviolin, fiddle
Credit lineTable clock. c. 1730 - c. 1750. Nicolaas Weylandt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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