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Wall clock, with a leaf that tapers at the top, covered by a tympanum
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Wall clock, with a leaf that tapers at the top, covered by a tympanum

Jan Copies · c. 1690 · iron (metal); ebony (wood); wood (plant material); velvet (fabric weave); brass (alloy); glass; oak (wood)

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Wall Clock Veneered with Ebony on an Oak Core. On the Tapering Plate Covered by a Pediment at the Top, Solid Ebony Consoles Are Attached. They Are Treated as Crouching, Naked Figures, Upon Which the Four Tuscan Corner Columns Stand. The Columns Support a Capital with a Segmental Pediment. The Copper Dial Plate Stands on a Black Cloth Backing Between Cast Copper Cherubs as Corner Pieces and a Garland at the Bottom. In an Oval with a Laurel Wreath, the Pendulum Appears with a Bird Sitting on a Fruit Basket. Atlas Stands on the Bell. Copper Weights on Cords. Marked on the Dial Plate: Jan Kopies, Westzanen. The Sphere of Atlas Is Added.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineWandklok, met een zich aan de bovenzijde verjongend, door een timpaan gedekt blad. c. 1690. Jan Copies. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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