Peter Mathiesen

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Peter Mathiesen (1696–1768) was a Copenhagen-based Danish clockmaker. He was a co-founder of the city's Clockmakers' Guild in 1755 and served as the guild's third alderman in 1758–60. His workshop was located on Vimmelskaftet.

Biography

Mathiesen was born in 1696 in

Gottorp was an important centre for artists and artisans at the time. He worked for clockmaker Christian Christensen in Hillerød in 1724. He was later by the crown charged with maintaining two large clockworks at the royal palaces. On 15 December 1724, he was accepted into the Smiths' Guild without having submitted a masterpiece.[1]

Mathiesen established his own workshop on

Notable works

Buildings with Peter Mathiesen tower clocks include the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen (1737),

Åbenrå, St. Nicolas' Church in Holbæk and Roskilde Cathedral in Roskilde (1741)[3] He also made a donation of a clock for Grundhof Church in his home town.[1]

The Karen Blixen museum at Rungstedlund contains a Peter Mathiesen longcase clock.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Peter Mathiesen". taarnurmageren.d (in Danish). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Oldermænd" (in Danish). Urmagerlauget i København. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Roskilde Domkirke". taarnurmageren.d (in Danish). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Urmager tager Blixens 300 år gamle ur under kærlig behandling". sn.d (in Danish). Retrieved 17 August 2020.