Longcase clock

Bergh, Pieter van den, c. 1780

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.

  • Artwork typefurniture, clock, clockwork, longcase clock, mechanical clock
  • Object numberBK-1960-25
  • Dimensionsheight 280.0 cm x width 63.5 cm x depth 32.0 cm
  • Physical characteristicseikenhout, belijmd met ahorn-, rozen- en amaranthout