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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Table clock · Augsburg

Horloge de table en forme de crucifix

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Accompanied by its original case in embossed leather, this clock, in ivory and brass, is a work of the most exquisite sculpture.The crucified Christ, with Mary and Mary Magdalene at the foot of the cross, towers over the base containing the movement, which is visible from all four sides.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-519
Object type
Table clock
Place of production
Augsburg
Dating
1600 - 1610
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Cuir, Ivoire, Laiton
Dimensions (catalogue)
dimensions min/max: 251 x 300 mm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
DH (Mouvement)

Historical significance

  • Accompanied by its original case in embossed leather, this clock, in ivory and brass, is a work of the most exquisite sculpture.The crucified Christ, with Mary and Mary Magdalene at the foot of the cross, towers over the base containing the movement, which is visible from all four sides.
  • The movement, fitted with an hour-striking mechanism, is signed DH (David Haissermann, Augsburg).

Photographs

Horloge de table en forme de crucifix (MIH IV-519)
Horloge de table en forme de crucifix (MIH IV-519) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Horloge de table en forme de crucifix (MIH IV-519)
Horloge de table en forme de crucifix (MIH IV-519) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-519: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/39275/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.