Stand
1740-1760 (made)
| Place of origin |
This is the stand for an elephant clock, the case made by Jacques Caffieri in Paris, ca. 1760 (1008:1-1882).
John Jones, who bequeathed his collection to the museum, displayed the clock on this stand at 95 Piccadilly, his home from 1865 to 1882. An engraving of the clock on the stand was published in William Maskell, Handbook of the Jones Collection (1883), p. 77 fig. 30.
John Jones, who bequeathed his collection to the museum, displayed the clock on this stand at 95 Piccadilly, his home from 1865 to 1882. An engraving of the clock on the stand was published in William Maskell, Handbook of the Jones Collection (1883), p. 77 fig. 30.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Stand for clock, French, 1740-1760, ebony & ormolu, Jones Collection |
| Physical description | Clock stand of ebony decorated with ormolu mounts |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Summary | This is the stand for an elephant clock, the case made by Jacques Caffieri in Paris, ca. 1760 (1008:1-1882). John Jones, who bequeathed his collection to the museum, displayed the clock on this stand at 95 Piccadilly, his home from 1865 to 1882. An engraving of the clock on the stand was published in William Maskell, Handbook of the Jones Collection (1883), p. 77 fig. 30. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1008:2-1882 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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