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Spring clock in walnut case by Henry Jones
The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity
Spring driven, striking table clock by Henry Jones, London, c.1675. Oak case veneered in walnut with square top and glazed side apertures, with unglazed frets above. Gilt-brass square dial with matted centre, applied silvered chapter ring, cherub spandrels, calendar aperture and steel hands. Fusee movement of 8 day duration, with verge escapement and short pendulum, latched plates and Count-wheel striking. Sparsely engraved backplate signed ‘Henry Jones in ye Temple’.
Jones became Master of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1691 and died in 1695.
Clockmakers' Museum No. 561
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3446
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), oak (wood), walnut (wood) and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 370 mm x 280 mm x 170 mm,
- type:
- spring clock, table clock and verge escapement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
