Wall clock
Wood
Category
Horology
Date
1850
Materials
Metal, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Papier-mâché, Wood
Measurements
650 x 450 x 160 mm
Place of origin
Knutsford
Collection
Greenway, Devon
NT 119420
Summary
Wall clock - A mother-of-pearl inlaid papier-mache trunk dial wall timepiece, English, circa 1850, 12-inch painted dial signed Wood, Knutsford with fleur-de-lis hands, fusee movement with anchor escapement, the shaped black japanned case inlaid with mother-of-pearl and decorated with gilt, the trunk inset with a lenticle.
Marks and inscriptions
Wood, Knutsford (dial signed)
Makers and roles
Wood , horologist