Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

Made:
1675 in London
maker:
Henry Jones
Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

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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