Bracket clock, Tregent, James, London, ca. 1780

Bracket clock, Tregent, James, London, ca. 1780 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1780. The museum's brief description reads: Bracket clock of ebony, with face of West Midlands enamel painted in black and crimson, made by James Tregent, London, England, about 1780. Museum description: Bracket clock of ebony, with face of Staffordshire enamel painted in black and crimson, bearing the name of the maker, "James Tregant, Leicester Square, LONDON". Rectangular, with "bell" top, on which is a brass handle. At the front and back are glazed doors, the openings of which are in the form of a square with semicircular projection at the top, the spandrels being filled in with rococo scrollwork in chased and pierced brass. The face is of the same form as the doors. The numerals on the dial, and the inscription, which occupies a sunk circular medallion at the top, are painted in black. The inter-spaces are filled in with rococo scrollwork and a bird in crimson. The movement is screened at the back by a brass plate engraved with symmetrical leafy strapwork. The museum record gives material recorded as enamel; measurements Height 46 cm; Width 28 cm; Depth 19 cm; place associated: London; maker recorded: Tregent, James. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.