Grandfather Clocks ( Wall )
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These hours form an independent group , in their size and shape affected the development of functional and decorative elements from different ages . They first appeared in 1650 … 1660 years . and more than 200 years later , when they still continued to produce , they retained some constants for these items . Height of wall clock was significant , and in XVIII and XIX centuries.
This height hovering around 270 , see old clock were much lower , ie had a height of only about 180 cm, because their mechanisms were still spindle down , and the large amplitude is not allowed to use the long pendulum . With the introduction of the anchor , and various other triggers , such as double-wishbone , was applied for near-wall clock seconds pendulum , which required a high cabinet.
Indication of age floor of wall clock can be architecture of their cabinets , although it is in the XIX century . Some manufacturers have borrowed or imitated hours old elements of style floor hours earlier period . For the oldest period of wall clock characterized by a smooth slim cabinet with a broad base and upper cabinets ( alfalfa ) for the mechanism of metal with a glass dial, located under a canopy in the form of a tripartite panel. The middle part of the cabinet , creating space for the pendulum, was framed with panels. The surface of a cabinet impregnated with oil and had the color of ebony wood.
Attached dome shape of alfalfa was replaced before the 1700 smooth surface , sometimes decorated with wavy patterns . Wood Carving has been applied across the top of the box . The vaulted dome of a long-case clock came about around 1700, and a quarter of a century later, a simple square plate dial into a dial with a semi-circular shield .
This new form of indices simultaneously adapted and the dome of the box, and the door dial with protective glass . Since the second half of XVIII century . began to build a clock with domed pagoda . For the last few years the XVIII century . typical form of sheath hours was dismembered cupboard with carved side columns in its upper part and with carved wooden floral ornaments . However, these decorative elements can be found and a case clock XIX century . when commercial considerations have to combine different styles.
Base units of wall clock was mostly a creation of artist- carpenter , and bore the features of the furniture of this era . With the emergence of veneering furniture manufacturers began to make cabinets hours hours of narrow strips of ebony , which they pasted on oak base (sometimes replaced by painted plywood). Carefully chosen structure of the wood used , the orientation of its image , and all that differently combined. In this regard, became particularly popular in olive wood and walnut . Even before 1700 , some woodworkers have mastered the technique preseeding – ORNAMENTATION wood. These were the first corner zvezdovidnye or fan- ornaments , composed of segments of yellow boxwood wood or ivory and ebony black elements .
For the XVIII century . characteristic was inlaid hardwood box with a floral or figural ornamentation . Along with inlaid were distributed in the first half of XVIII century. lacquered cabinets, built up on the old British Engineering XVI century . Oriental decorative items , preserved in some of these guards cabinets , imported from Japan, suggest that there was an outstanding level of manufacturing enclosures for hours. Some European watchmakers end of XVII century. made even sent in their wooden cabinets or their parts for painting over many thousands of kilometers to the Far East.
In the 20 -ies of the XVIII century . for the manufacture of cases for hours affected the import of precious woods , especially mahogany. Properties of red wood – strength , consistency forms , a variety of colors – all made mahogany considerably more valuable objects than walnut wood, which until then was valued above all other wood species. Particularly valuable was considered mahogany , imported from the West Indies , suitable for immediate use . As the popularity of this red tree should have a better Cuban mahogany , mahogany from Honduras , which often occurs as a liner under the Cuban plywood .
On the European continent was particularly common oak – a good and relatively cheap material , suitable not only for the time frames cabinets , but as plywood . Walnut , tsesminovoy boxwood or sometimes wood veneer face casings hours. Cheap standing desk clock , which produced the provincial watchmakers have cases of soft wood with a pattern simulating the structure of marble . English watchmakers Yorkshire and Lancashire is famous for its flat- standing clock in mahogany with a powerful lamp, equipped with a large painted dial and a semi-circular shield.
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