Bracket clock, Weeks, Thomas, England, 1780-1790

Bracket clock, Weeks, Thomas, England, 1780-1790 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1780-1790. The museum's brief description reads: Ebonised bracket clock, English, 1780-1790, movement made by Weeks. Museum description: Bracket clock. The ebonised oak case is inset with brass fillets and stands on a brass base with brass bracket feet, the whole surrmounted by a brass loop handle. An arched panel of brass scaly fret at each side and an arched pane of glass at the back. The enamelled hour dial is overset by three subsidiary dials, all incorporated into a brass field, the lower spandrels of which are decorated with baskets of flowers and the upper section consisting of honeysuckle ornament. The chime is of eight bells and the movement is by Weekes. The museum record gives material recorded as brass (alloy), glass; measurements Height 44 cm; Width 30.5 cm; Depth 22 cm; place associated: England; maker recorded: Weeks, Thomas. 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.