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Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Spring driven, striking, table clock by Johnson, London c.1780. Arched-top case, veneered in mahogany with brass mounts, carrying handle and arched scalloped sound frets to the sides. Round silvered dial, signed 'Johnson, Gray's Inn Passage' and surrounded by gilt-brass spandrels, with blued steel hands. Silvered strike/silent dial in the case's arch, also surrounded by spandrels. Movement with verge escapement, rack striking, and of 8-day duration. Plain backplate with border engraving only, signed in an oval ‘Johnson, Gray’s Inn Passage’. Clockmakers' Museum No. 1074.
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3979
- Measurements:
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overall: 415 mm x 170 mm x 265 mm,
- type:
- spring clock
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
