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This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence
Lantern clock by Francis Forman c.1630
The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity
Lantern clock by Francis Forman c.1630
The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity
Lantern clock by Francis Forman c.1630
The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity
A lantern, or house clock of twelve hours duration with (replaced) balance escapement. Mannerist frame. The dial engraved with naïve floral pattern and grotesque mask. Characteristic reversed ‘X’s from nine to twelve o’clock. The frets bear the mark of the brass founder ‘I.S.’ or ‘S.I.’. Signed ‘Francis Foreman at St. Paules gate’. London, c.1630.
Foreman personally presented the petition for the Clockmakers’ Charter to the King. He was an original subscriber and served as one of the first Assistants.
Clockmakers Museum No. 1165
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-4070
- Measurements:
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overall: 350 mm x 155 mm x 190 mm,
- type:
- lantern clock
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
