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David Roentgen: Apollo Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Lavishly embellished and expertly crafted, the Apollo clock is one of the best-known pieces of Roentgen furniture.

This clock, from Roentgen-Museum, Neuwied, is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013).

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Possibly after a design by Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492–1541/42 Brussels)

Date:: ca. 1520
Culture:: Flemish, Brussels
Medium:: Wool, silk, silver, silver-gilt thread (18-21 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.)
Dimensions:: H. 68 x W. 51 inches (172.7 x 129.5 cm)
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number:: 41.190.80

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