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Title
- Mantel Clock
Collection
Production
- execution: Anonym, about 1850
Measurements
- height: 52 cm
- width: 40 cm
- depth: 28 cm
Inventory number
- BR 1598
Acquisition
- donation, 1965
Department
- Metal Collection and Wiener Werkstätte Archive
Description
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The clock is designed like a miniature aviary in which stuffed birds—four tanagers—sit in an approximation of their natural environment. When the hour strikes, an automatic mechanism is triggered that makes the birds start to move, opening their beaks to imitate the song of indigenous birds. Tanagers belong to the passerine family and are exclusively native to America. Most of the non-migratory birds live in the tropical regions of South America.
Last update
- 26.09.2024
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