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Source Description
Around the sides of the "drum" case of this table clock are engraved personifications of the ancient cardinal (philosophical) virtues of Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence, and Justice, and two of the theological virtues, Faith and Charity. Only Hope is missing. The case of this clock was personalized for its owner by the addition on the base of an engraved coat of arms (possibly the Strozzi arms of crescent moons quartered with unidentified arms) and the motto SEMPER, Latin for "forever."
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Document identity
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17105
label
Drum Table Clock
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
17105
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Drum Table Clock
description
Around the sides of the "drum" case of this table clock are engraved personifications of the ancient cardinal (philosophical) virtues of Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence, and Justice, and two of the theological virtues, Faith and Charity. Only Hope is missing. The case of this clock was personalized for its owner by the addition on the base of an engraved coat of arms (possibly the Strozzi arms of crescent moons quartered with unidentified arms) and the motto SEMPER, Latin for "forever."
provenance
George Robinson Harding, London, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1600 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
clocks
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.5
height
5.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 5/16 × Diam: 2 3/16 in. (13.5 × 5.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] SEMPER; [Translation] forever
med
gilded brass case; gilded brass dial; partially gilded brass and iron movement
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5302
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
2672
2924
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1
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0
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photo
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