Doll's head clocks, often known by their French name , were popular during the last quarter of the seventeenth century. They are named for their profile which resembles a head and shoulders. A doll's head

clock A clock or a timepiece is a device used to measure and indicate time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such as the day, the lunar month and t ...

is almost always ornamented with Boulle marquetry.

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