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Cuckoo clocks

Scope note

Wall clocks elaborately carved and decorated, usually with floral motifs, that announce the hours by a sound like the call of the cuckoo; often with exposed weights and pendulum. Introduced in the mid-18th century in the Black Forest region, the earliest examples had wooden movements.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041602

Broader Terms used

wall clocks

Equivalent Terms used

cuckoo clock

Created

13yrs ago

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