Month-going longcase clock of carved mahogany and pinewood, with gilt-brass and brass fittings, the frieze of the hood veneered and painted in colours with flowers. The silvered arched dial signed in black, 'DAVISON / ECCLESHAM', ca. 1775
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1775
Month-going longcase clock of carved mahogany and pinewood, with gilt-brass and brass fittings, the frieze of the hood veneered and painted in colours with flowers.
Single Corinthian fluted column to each side of trunk with brass inlay and brass capitals mounted on bracket with brickwork quoins to edge. Break-arch, total height 19¾ inches, central portion 14" inches square. Brass, single sheet of even thickness, all over silvered with foliage engraving to centre. Separate painted moon disc, pivoted at base of arch cut-out, with representations of moon’s disc in form of a pair of circular stylised faces separated by landscape scenes.
Brass and steel, weight driven, centre seconds, hour striking, of 8-day duration with dead beat escapement, pendulum regulated.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 241 cm; Width 57 cm; Depth 27 cm; Weight 6.55 kg w.50:2 Lead weight 10/10/2025 NH; Weight 6.5 kg w.50:3 Lead weight 10/10/2025 NH
- Materials and techniques
- Case of mahogany and pine, with areas of polychrome decoration
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England; Eccleshall
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O49422
- Museum object number
- W.50:1to4-1937
- 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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