Clock
1890-1900 (made)
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This is a typical 19th-century office wall-clock, purchased for use in the offices of the Victoria and Albert Museum (known at that time as the South Kensington Museum). Above the hands on the clock face is a crown with the initials VR (Victoria Regina) and the date 1897, indicating that the clock was made for official government use during the reign of Queen Victoria. Below the winding hole is the name 'SANSOM, BROMPTON', a local clockmaking firm which supplied several clocks to the Museum.
The clock hung in the Chief Warder's office in the 1950s and was later used in the offices of the Department of Furniture and Woodwork. This and other selected items of museum furniture have been taken into the permanent collections as illustrations of the kind of plain, good quality furnishings supplied for public offices during the reign of Queen Victoria.
The clock hung in the Chief Warder's office in the 1950s and was later used in the offices of the Department of Furniture and Woodwork. This and other selected items of museum furniture have been taken into the permanent collections as illustrations of the kind of plain, good quality furnishings supplied for public offices during the reign of Queen Victoria.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Mahogany and enamel with brass movement |
| Brief description | Mahogany wall clock with enamel dial, from Furniture offices, part of the early furnishings of the V&A; made 1890-1900, probably in London. |
| Physical description | Wall-clock with cream enamel dial backing on to and partially hiding a small rectangular mahogany clock case with a curved base. The dial has Roman numerals and two black hands. Above the hands is a crown with the initials 'VR' and the date 1897. Below the winding hole is written 'SANSOM, BROMPTON'. On either side of the crown are circular holes in the enamel, touched in with white paint. There is an iron loop at the top of the case and a mirror plate either side of the case for hanging the clock on the wall. There is a door in the right-hand side and a trap door in the base of the case. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 1079
V&A Museum
Mr................
18-4.23
underneath: 3 labels stuck one on top of another: top one:
V&A Museum
Chief Warders Office
w/o 5985
15.6.53
69 (within circle) (Paper labels stuck on inside of door.) |
| Object history | This clock hung on the wall of the Furniture Department offices until the offices moved to merge with Textiles and Dress in 2003. Presumed to be an early Museum furnishing. |
| Production | Marked with name |
| Summary | This is a typical 19th-century office wall-clock, purchased for use in the offices of the Victoria and Albert Museum (known at that time as the South Kensington Museum). Above the hands on the clock face is a crown with the initials VR (Victoria Regina) and the date 1897, indicating that the clock was made for official government use during the reign of Queen Victoria. Below the winding hole is the name 'SANSOM, BROMPTON', a local clockmaking firm which supplied several clocks to the Museum. The clock hung in the Chief Warder's office in the 1950s and was later used in the offices of the Department of Furniture and Woodwork. This and other selected items of museum furniture have been taken into the permanent collections as illustrations of the kind of plain, good quality furnishings supplied for public offices during the reign of Queen Victoria. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.2-2003 |
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| Record created | July 21, 2004 |
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