Lantern clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid 17th century
This brass and iron lantern clock was produced in Paris in the mid 17th century by the maker Geuroux, whose signature appears on the piece as 'Geuroux AParis'. Executed in the Baroque style using casting, turning, and engraving techniques, the wall-mounted clock is constructed with a square bottom and copper-alloy plates.
The upper section of the clock features top plates decorated with pierced foliate strapwork containing tulip flowers and leaves. A prominent bell surmounts the structure, supported by four brackets topped by turned baluster finials that match additional finials placed on either side of the top plate. The dial is dominated by a chapter ring with large Roman numerals, accompanied by a single hour hand, a minute hand, and a central rotatable disc used for setting the alarm.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Lantern clocks originated in Europe during the 16th century as domestic, weight-driven chamber clocks designed to hang from a hook or rest upon a high wall bracket, allowing the hourly strike of the bell to be heard throughout the household. This particular clock was bequeathed by artist Estella Canziani as one of two clocks among thirteen items that entered the collection.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Brass and iron
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Research required; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: Geuroux AParis; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Signature of maker named Geuroux based in Paris; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Geuroux
- Place recorded
- Paris
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Lantern clock
- Museum object number
- M.48-1995
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.