jacquemart

jacquemart is a clock or automaton.

Also recorded as quarter-jack.

Overview

Catalogue entries for clocks state movement, case, dial signature and running condition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

animated, mechanised figure of a person, usually made from wood or metal, which strikes the hours on a bell with a hammer

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Jacquemart (bellstriker)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1416494: jacquemart
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