Objekt 8
Table clock with Adam and Eve
Description
David Haissermann was an Augsburg maker of figural clocks who was listed as an independent clockmaker from 1609, but died as early as 1612. He created figural clocks, especially with religious themes, which are now in important museums and private collections.
Object description
Maker: David Haissermann (around 1580-1612)
Augsburg, around 1610
Copper, copper alloy partly gilded, silver, bell bronze, steel partly blued, color setting
Signature: D. H
Deposit Dr. Eugen Gschwind Foundation, Basel, G.150
Inv. 1983.1150.