This table alarm clock has a gilded brass body with a silver dial, and, on the sides, silver frames enclosing glass panels.
Table Clock by Hinrich Nehring, 16801720
© The Bowes Museum
Details
- Art Fund grant:
- £75 ( Total: £150)
- Acquired in:
- 1959
- Vendor:
- Mr Vincent
It is supported on four silver feet formed as winged lions. Beneath the body is the bell of the alarm. The dial is engraved with a view of a town on a river, where a man fishes on a bank
Venue details
The Bowes Museum
Newgate, BARNARD CASTLE
County Durham
DL12 8NP
01833 690606
www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk
Entry details
Free with National Art Pass (standard entry £14.00)
Mon – Sun, 10am – 5pm
Closed 25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan