Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
83.82.2393 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Date |
c. 1690 |
Description |
English Victorian Gothic style oak case. Contains a circa 1690 verge striking movement by Nicholas Massy, London. Turned posts, pinned at front plate, with bulbous turnings in center and two linear turnings on either side. Fully engraved back plate, with linear engraved border. Engraved Nicholas Massy, London. Repeat mechanism between the plates is missing. Bell, bell standard and hammer missing. Rack and snail strike. Winding arbors at 3 and 9 . Attached to seatboard (replacement) by screws through the two lower posts. Small tear drop shaped bob, two sides flattened. |
Maker |
Nicholas Massy |
Material |
Brass, steel |
Place of Origin |
London, England, United Kingdom (Movement) |