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Bracket clock, George McCulloch, England, ca.1880

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca.1880

Bracket clock, George McCulloch, England, ca.1880 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca.1880. The museum's brief description reads: Bracket clock made in England, ca. 1880, the dial painted in grisaille, possibly by George McCulloch.. Museum description: Bracket clock with carved and gilt decoration. The square clock face, with a glazed door with reeded decoration, is of brass with painted decoration en grisaille depicting fairies and garlands, with figures depicted as phases of the moon with a crouching hooded Father Time. Brass hands The museum record gives material recorded as brass (alloy), wood, glass; measurements Height 92 cm; Width 66.5 cm; Depth 30 cm; place associated: England; maker recorded: George McCulloch. 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.

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Historical context

The brass clock face is painted in grisaille, possibly by George McCulloch, and depicts fairies and garlands separating and in some cases supporting the figures depicted as phases of the moon with, in the centre, a crouching and hooded Father Time. The case has on each side a hook to support griffins (now missing). On the left side above and below the hook are fretted circles with silk backing to act as sound holes.

Physical characteristics

Material
brass (alloy), wood, glass
Dimensions
Height 92 cm; Width 66.5 cm; Depth 30 cm

Technical characteristics

Maker recorded
George McCulloch
Place recorded
England

Identification

Museum object name
Bracket clock
Museum object number
CIRC.348:1-1955
Museum system number
O321518

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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