1592991068000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-118365 1747160480027 1736848246000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-118365 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118365 726b378f-e4a3-3805-a99d-10a0570c0e87 7 reference term-88390 adlib-term-88390 6d62df01-3cb9-330e-9a2d-43e3ae80042f clocks white reference term-32638 adlib-term-32638 97b8d1a5-7b8f-3a2a-a275-7d001aeaae2b enamel Dial reference term-38291 adlib-term-38291 908da757-2b7b-32c2-988c-105884655f29 mahogany Veneer reference term-38853 adlib-term-38853 68c617ba-f41f-3df7-8c6e-216682399c63 pine Carcase reference term-40335 adlib-term-40335 80b8ec5a-ae92-3ae0-8967-f2a28e1658d4 brass (alloy) Movement Decoration reference term-28681 adlib-term-28681 c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559 gilding Surface pine case veneered with mahogany reference term-27288 adlib-term-27288 72285a9f-41ac-396e-b20e-1f433e352b55 veneering Applied Arts Pine case veneered with mahogany, with dials showing decimal time and duodecimal time. The movement with 'dead-beat' escapement, and a half decimal second pendulum, with gridiron compensation Dial: 4 1/2 inch diameter dial with gilt engine-turned centre and bezel. Narrow enamel chapter ring with 100 minute divisions on the inner edge each divided into halves, with arabic numerals 1 - 10 for the hours, and seconds divisions on the outer edge numbered 10, 20 - 100. Blued steel hands, plain for minutes and voided spade design for hours and sweep seconds. Small enamel dial inset above the centre with hours I - XII twice and minutes on the outer edge numbered 15, 30, 45, 60. Signed above the lower XII `Destigny A Rouen'. Moon design hour and minute hands. Movement: Timepiece movement, reputed to run for 45 days, so intended to be wound monthly. Going bar¬rel with dead beat escapement and beat setting adjustment to crutch. Half decimal second pendulum with 9 rod grid iron compensation and massive bob. A pointer is fixed to the bottom of the bob to show the amplitude of vibration on a degree scale fixed to the case. Case: Pine carcase veneered with mahogany. In the form of a rectangular plinth with four Tuscan columns supporting an entablature and with gilt metal mounts. reference exhibition-1077 adlib-exhibition-1077 a9790b74-5102-3534-9d71-e4f0dc4f89f3 Tempus, The Art of Time M/F.4-1943 1 accession number M/F.4-1943 118365 priref 118365 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118365 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118365 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Mrs Sigismund Goetze reference agent-182630 adlib-agent-182630 e6f151d4-8080-3354-ab24-fa2aaef97ec9 Goetze, Constance, Mrs 1943 1943 1943-03-02 given Entry date: 1943-03-02 1798 1798 CE 1798 circa 1798 1805 1 1805 CE 1805 circa 1805 maker reference agent-171143 adlib-agent-171143 f0a8e3d3-6e68-3afb-8555-afa1e7285bc8 Destigny, Pierre Daniel This is a rare example of a clock showing the time in decimal units as introduced by the French Revolutionary Government in 1793. The Government ordered the reform of all forms of measurement on a decimal basis which included dividing a thirty-day month into three ten-day ‘weeks'. The day was divided into ten hours and each hour into 100 minutes. The minute consisted of 100 seconds. Thus the decimal minute was much longer than the duodecimal one (1.44 minutes) and the decimal second was shorter (0.864 seconds). This system of time measurement, along with the decimal calendar, was abandoned in 1805. Probably because of the difficulty in relating to the new system, most of these clocks, including the present example, also showed duodecimal time. reference term-110470 adlib-term-110470 6c0a53b3-5741-3fbb-87d6-e6fb73a98e76 18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early reference term-106578 adlib-term-106578 9178abc7-73c4-3424-ba01-62f60a169475 literal France France country literal Normandy Normandy region Rouen Height cm 48.3 Height in 19 reference media-200168 adlib-media-200168 7f234613-0331-3b69-b56f-9669e25c7078 jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_1_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 769 1616262981709 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/mid_M_F_4_1943_1_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 666 width pixels 500 1616262981709 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_1_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 769 1616262981709 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/preview_M_F_4_1943_1_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 333 width pixels 250 1616262981709 1 image 0 media image reference media-200169 adlib-media-200169 b91db035-ae79-3096-b591-e99f87c2b2cb jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_2_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 769 1616274396721 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/mid_M_F_4_1943_2_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 666 width pixels 500 1616274396721 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_2_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 769 1616274396721 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/preview_M_F_4_1943_2_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 333 width pixels 250 1616274396721 1 image 1 media image reference media-200170 adlib-media-200170 827b0004-158b-30f5-8b19-15a617159124 jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_3_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 769 1616263626665 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/mid_M_F_4_1943_3_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 666 width pixels 500 1616263626665 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_3_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 769 1616263626665 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/preview_M_F_4_1943_3_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 333 width pixels 250 1616263626665 1 image 2 media image reference media-200171 adlib-media-200171 0a3dacfb-152e-3e18-8e1a-a6fbad099dce jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_4_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 565 1616240109604 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/mid_M_F_4_1943_4_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 907 width pixels 500 1616240109604 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_4_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 565 1616240109604 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/preview_M_F_4_1943_4_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 454 width pixels 250 1616240109604 1 image 3 media image reference media-200172 adlib-media-200172 d2f3e4fc-2d2f-36fe-a90c-2be1652e40c7 jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_5_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 735 1616279417934 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/mid_M_F_4_1943_5_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 697 width pixels 500 1616279417934 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_5_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1025 width pixels 735 1616279417934 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/preview_M_F_4_1943_5_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 349 width pixels 250 1616279417934 1 image 4 media image reference media-200173 adlib-media-200173 20f69668-0484-32fb-bee9-00a5022c6b48 jpeg aa/aa35/large_M_F_4_1943_6_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 783 width pixels 1024 1616244526398 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/mid_M_F_4_1943_6_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 382 width pixels 499 1616244526398 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_6_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 784 width pixels 1025 1616244526398 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/preview_M_F_4_1943_6_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 191 width pixels 250 1616244526398 1 image 5 media image reference media-200174 adlib-media-200174 114750c0-1b19-36b7-be5c-bc0dd2a09f36 jpeg aa/aa35/large_M_F_4_1943_7_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 768 width pixels 1024 1616241460526 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/mid_M_F_4_1943_7_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 375 width pixels 500 1616241460526 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/M_F_4_1943_7_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 769 width pixels 1025 1616241460526 1 image jpeg aa/aa35/preview_M_F_4_1943_7_201612_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 188 width pixels 250 1616241460526 1 image 6 media image reference term-75370 adlib-term-75370 6f01c52a-a65a-3ec5-a40b-4d010bc277dc clock decimal clock reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Publ. p. 11, pl. 6 11 reference publication-1076 adlib-publication-1076 acbefc51-07ab-373a-b40f-e69c780f634a Tempus, The Art of Time Publ. p. 162 162 reference publication-382 adlib-publication-382 ee5148de-e3eb-3d38-88db-9a331edf70b6 Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum p.124, no.8 124 reference publication-5189 adlib-publication-5189 27d711d3-db3d-3528-a753-e50b6be70c55 Paris, City of Revolution cf. p. 17 lot 12 17 reference publication-6589 adlib-publication-6589 94a3f697-1d0a-39e1-b22a-9f353b4ecfc6 Important French Clocks reference term-9044 adlib-term-9044 99dcb503-1a64-3792-8a40-48eda95dd763 Neoclassical

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