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Floor clock

Part of the collection: Clocks

Popularization note

A floor clock in a three-tiered cabinet case, consisting of a simple hood which contains a mechanism with a clock face visible through a circular glazed opening in the door, forming its front wall. In the side walls of the hood there are rectangular openings with acoustic grille. The body in the shape of a stylised semi-column with a door in the front and a high cuboid plinth housing a pendulum and weights. The dial with seconds, minutes and hours indications with three hands on applied tin numeral circle. The mechanism has a weight drive, a hook catch, and a long, heavy pendulum on a steel pendant. There is a separate drive for the running mechanism, a separate drive for the hour and half-hour mechanism and a separate drive for the quarter-hour mechanism. A comb strike system and a pinwheel regulator are used here. The clock is also equipped with a repetition mechanism.

The mechanism with a dial is matched to the case. The smooth, polished surface of the mahogany cabinet, juxtaposed with skilfully placed decorative gilt plaques of empire ornament, forms a stylistically compact composition of high aesthetic value.

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Information about the object

Information about this object Floor clock

Author / creator

unknown

Dimensions

entire object: height: 244,0 cm, width: 56,5 cm

Creation / finding place

powstanie: unknown

Owner

Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów

Identification number

Wil.4119

Location / status

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