bracket clock; calendar clock; eight-day clock; musical clock; turkish-market clock; weight-driven clock; clock-case | British Museum

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bracket clock; calendar clock; eight-day clock; musical clock; turkish-market clock; weight-driven clock; clock-case

Object Type: bracket clock; calendar clock; eight-day clock; musical clock; turkish-market clock; weight-driven clock; clock-case
Museum number: 1958,1006.2061
Description: Bracket clock; eight-day three train musical movement playing two tunes on nine bells ("Bright Aurelia" and "Gay Kinde and Airy"); silvered-metal chapter-ring; dial decorated with Turkish numerals; surround with chased ormolu plaques and scrolling foliage and calendar aperture; green lacquer case gilt with scrolling stems and drapery to arched and domed hood with four metal-gilt acorn finials.
Producer name
Production date: 1760-1770
Production place: Made in: London (England) (Leadenhall Street)
Materials: brass (movement plates wheels etc.); lacquer (clock-case); gold (clock-case); metal (clock-case)
Technique: lacquered (clock-case); gilded (clock-case)
Dimensions: Height: 19 inches
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Curator's comments: The case of this clock is of poor quality and shows evidence of alteration. Inside the door the mask has been altered to fit the present dial shape but that then does not match the door arch. These aspects point to the case being married to the movement and dial. The poor quality of the case and its lack of any detailed mouldings suggests that it was not made by a professional London casemaker.
Location: Not on display
Condition: Latest: 3 (Sep 2016); 5 (May 2015)
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1958
Acquisition notes: The Ilbert Collection of clocks, prints and other related material was destined to be sold at Christie's auction house on 6th-7th November 1958. As a result of the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE the sale was cancelled and the material purchased privately from the beneficiaries of the Ilbert Estate.NL1Ilbert's watches were then acquired with further funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE, public donations and government funds. These were then registered in the series 1958,1201.
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1958,1006.2061
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.2061 (Ilbert Collection)
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