Hampston, Prince & Cattles longcase regulator clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1790
This longcase regulator clock is constructed of mahogany with flame mahogany veneers and features an arched hood with brass finials and inlay. The hood includes a round glazed aperture for the dial.
The trunk houses an eight-day movement featuring six pillars, maintaining power, and a Graham deadbeat escapement with wheels running in screwed end caps. The regulation system consists of a wood rod pendulum with a large brass bob and a silvered calibrated sphere for fine adjustment. The dial is signed for the York-based firm Hampston, Prince & Cattles, who were active between 1777 and 1810. The inside of the trunk door displays a printed equation table with various handwritten inscriptions dating back to approximately 1826.
The clock stands at a height of 209cm.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Longcase regulator
- Maker
- Hampston, Prince & Cattles
- Dating
- circa 1790
- Height
- 209 cm
- Escapement
- Graham deadbeat
- Provenance
- Private collection U.K.
- Case material
- Mahogany
- Place recorded
- England
- Movement duration
- 8-day
- Maker / attribution
- Hampston, Prince & Cattles
Design
- Case and Dial
- The clock is housed in a mahogany case with flame mahogany veneers on the trunk and base. The arched hood is finished with a small cresting, brass finials, and canted corners featuring brass inlay. A full-length opening door provides access to the trunk, which is framed by strong moulding and features an equation table printed on the interior surface. The dial is circular and viewed through a glazed aperture in the hood. It is signed by the makers and features a large minute chapter ring, a smaller sub-seconds dial positioned below the 12 o'clock mark, and an hour aperture located below the center arbor.
- Visible features
- • The hood is topped with three brass finials. • The dial features a large minute chapter ring and a sub-seconds dial. • The trunk door contains a printed equation table. • The pendulum assembly includes a wood rod, brass bob, and silvered sphere.
- Movement and Pendulum
- The eight-day movement is engineered with six shaped pillars and features maintaining power. The timekeeping is regulated by a Graham deadbeat escapement, with the wheels running within screwed end caps. The pendulum uses a wood rod supporting a large brass bob. Beneath this bob, a silvered, calibrated sphere serves as a secondary mechanism for fine adjustment of the clock's rate.
- Provenance and Maker History
- The clock is signed by the firm Hampston, Prince & Cattles, who were active in York from 1777 to 1810. Information regarding the firm and its members is documented in "Yorkshire Clockmakers" by Brian Loomes. The clock is currently sourced from a private collection in the U.K.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: The exact birth and death dates for John Prince remain unclear.
- Research required: The provenance is limited to a generic 'Private collection U.K.' description.