Amsterdam musical longcase clock, Johannes Uswald

Movement
The movement features a full calendar and has an eight-day going train with an anchor escapement. The plates are interconnected by five pillars. The rack striking train fully strikes the hours on the large bell and strikes half hours on the small bell. 
The clock has a musical train featuring twelve melodies that sounds the hours and half hours on 15 bells with 26 hammers. The musical train plays the following melodies:

1.    De Sandman              
2.    Almande
3.    Wilt heden nu treden         
4.    Pierlala
5.    Waer dat men sich al keert of went            
6.    Wiltsangh
7.    Drinklied        
8.    Mais
9.    ’s Morgens vroeg        
10.    Guige
11.    Paul Jonas        
12.    Minuet

Dial
The dial with gilt centre and silvered engraved ring displays the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals. The numeral ring is flanked at the corners by gilt bronze openwork spandrels. Below the numeral XII is a seconds dial incorporating a date display. Above the numeral VI is an elegant, silver-plated emblem bearing the signature Johannes Uswald Amsterdam. To the left of this emblem is the month indicator, to its right the date indicator.
Centrally placed within the lunette is a moon phase indicator. Above this, in an arc aligned with the lunette, is a listing of the twelve melodies played. Two melodies can be chosen by means of an adjustable hand. On either side of the dial, level with the numerals III and IX, are levers to engage or disengage the striking and musical trains. 

Johannes Uswald
Johannes Uswald was mentioned in 1782 and 1795. He likely worked approximately from 1765 to 1795, though Morpurgo lists him as being active in 1750. He had a workshop at Oudezijds Voorburgwal 316, and passed away in Amsterdam in 1800.

Case
The case is entirely executed in burr walnut veneer. The bombé base stands on claw feet and features chamfered corners that extend all the way up to the hood, as well as fine carvings at the top and bottom. The door granting access to the dial is flanked by free-standing pillars, The motif of the arched hood’s front is repeated on both sides of the hood, and the whole is crowned by three giltwood figures of Atlas flanked by two winged trumpeters.