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eight-day clock
;
hour-striking clock
;
mantel clock
;
quarter-chiming clock
;
spring-driven clock
;
clock-case
Object Type
eight-day clock
hour-striking clock
mantel clock
quarter-chiming clock
spring-driven clock
clock-case
Museum number
1987,0112.2
Escapement
anchor
Description
Mantel clock in carved mahogany case with foliate decoration on the base, arch and canted corners; silvered dial with Roman hour numerals and subsidiary dials for regulation and chime/silent; spandrel spaces engraved with scrolling foliate designs; eight-day spring-driven movement with anchor escapement and pendulum; chimes quarters on four spiral steel gongs and strikes the hours on a fifth larger one.
Producer name
Made by:
Winterhalter & Hofmeier
Production date
1885-1895
Production place
Made in:
Schwarzenbach
Materials
mahogany
(clock-case)
Technique
carved
(clock-case)
engraved
Dimensions
Height:
44.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
Latest: 4 (Sep 2023)
3 (Oct 2015)
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Donne
Associated places
Named in inscription:
London
(Birchin Lane)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Dr Eric John Dingwall
Donated through:
Eric March
Acquisition date
1987
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1987,0112.2