Month-going longcase clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1700
Month-going longcase clock, the case with marquetry in arabesque designs, of walnut and other woods on an oak carcase, the silvered dial with Roman numerals engraved in black, Inscribed ‘James Beverly London.
Hood of architectural form with corner columns on a straight-sided case, on a stepped base. The front surfaces of both decorated with marquetry of arabesques, birdlike creatures and Berainesque motifs. Twelve inch square. Brass dial plate with matted centre and square calendar aperture bordered by an engraved drapery pattern, behind which is silvered calendar ring. Twin cherubs with crown spandrels screwed to corners of dial plate with silvered chapter ring and subsidiary seconds ring pinned at back of dial plate.
Month going, brass and steel, weight driven, two train movement. The marquetry on the case is particularly fine, displaying a mixture of arabesques, birds and dragons.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 221.5 cm; Width 57 cm; Depth 31.3 cm; Length 98 cm rod; Thickness 0.8 cm rod
- Materials and techniques
- Oak and softwood with marquetry of walnut, sycamore(?) and other woods, with brass mounts
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O55173
- Museum object number
- W.19:1-1952
- 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.
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