A long-case clock with 8-day movement, the case veneered in walnut with arabesque marquetry panels, the brass dial with silvered chapter ring, inscribed 'HENR- GODFREY LONDON'.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c.1700
The case is of oak, veneered in walnut with panels of arabesque marquetry in a paler wood. The square hood is flanked by turned wooden pillars set with arabesque marquetry and with brass bases and capital of Doric form.
Brass dial plate with ringed winding holes and seconds aperture, matted centre with curly patterned engraving around the calendar aperture behind which is a silvered calendar ring. 8-day brass and steel, weight driven, two train movement. Henry Godfrey, who made this clock, was a member of the Clockmakers' Company in London from 1685 to 1707.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 237.5 cm; Width 47.5 cm; Depth 26 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Case of oak, veneered with walnut with panels of seaweed marquetry
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O55005
- Museum object number
- W.50-1940
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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: confirm the wider type and source attribution against specialist references.