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The clock made by Tompion and numbered 460 is known as the 'Barnard Tompion'. It is thought to have been made for Queen Anne in c.1708 and was given to Andrew Stone by King George II before 1760. Stone was Royal Secretary to the King and also a tutor of the future King George III.
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Tompion Table clockDetails
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 2019-199
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), oak (wood) and steel (metal)
- type:
- clock
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- timepiece
- credit:
- Accepted in lieu of tax