Bracket clock, George McCulloch, England, ca.1880
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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- Catalogue references
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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.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.