Bracket clock, Martin, John, London, ca. 1695
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1695
Bracket clock, Martin, John, London, ca. 1695 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1695. The museum's brief description reads: Bracket clock, English; London, 1690-1700, by John Martin.
Museum description: Bracket clock in case decorated with repeating patterns of birds and flowers in marquetry of various woods on a sycamore ground, with ormolu mounts. It has a finely chased, brass fold-down handle and four vase-shaped pineapple finials. The museum record gives material recorded as sycamore, walnut, holly, boxwood, purpleheart, ormolu, oak, pine, brass (alloy); measurements Height 40 cm; Width 27 cm; Depth 17 cm; Height 35.5 cm; place associated: London; maker recorded: Martin, John.
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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
There is a similar clock in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accession number: 1952-92-6
Physical characteristics
- Material
- sycamore, walnut, holly, boxwood, purpleheart, ormolu, oak, pine, brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- Height 40 cm; Width 27 cm; Depth 17 cm; Height 35.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Marquetry of sycamore, with walnut, holly, boxwood and purpleheart, some stained by scorching, with gilt-bronze mounts. Carcase of oak and pine
- Maker recorded
- Martin, John
- Place recorded
- London
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Inscribed on the dial 'Martin, London' and on the backplate 'John Martin Londini Fecit'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Bracket clock
- Museum object number
- W.61:1, 2-1926
- Museum system number
- O79046
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.