Longcase clock, Joseph Jackman
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1680-1700
Longcase clock in oak case, veneered with walnut and decorated with floral marquetry. The dial bears the name "Jos.Jackman London Bridge" and has spandrel ornament engraved with cherubs' heads: the hour hand is pierced and foliated.
The frieze of the hood is of embossed and painted tin, and at the angles are twisted columns, supported on a convex moulding. The door is inlaid with a vase of flowers and acanthus scrolls in stained woods on an ebonised ground; the plinth, decorated in a similar manner, has been slightly shortened. In the centre of the doors is a glazed circular opening in a framing of brass. The sides are veneered with walnut and inlaid with lines of sycamore.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 17.1 cm; Width 50.2 cm; Depth 27 cm; Weight 6.75 kg W.11:6 weight 10/10/2025 NH; Weight 6.8 kg W.11:5 weight 10/10/2025 NH
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O167452
- Museum object number
- W.11:7-1927
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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