'The Courier of St. Petersburg' mantelpiece clock
Clock
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
Mahogany mantelpiece clock with a modern movement in a hexagonal case on a rectangular stand with brass ball feet, with inlaid brass detail and a brass cut-out panel along the front of the stand depicting Andrew Ducrow's Courier of St. Petersburg act of horsemanship riding five in hand, standing on the rear two horses, the other three in front. The clock has a turned wooden onion-shaped finial, brass loops at each side and a drawer in the right hand side.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 'The Courier of St. Petersburg' mantelpiece clock (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Decorative mantelpiece clock with image of Andrew Ducrow riding five in hand. Mahogany and brass, English, ca.1850 |
| Physical description | Mahogany mantelpiece clock with a modern movement in a hexagonal case on a rectangular stand with brass ball feet, with inlaid brass detail and a brass cut-out panel along the front of the stand depicting Andrew Ducrow's Courier of St. Petersburg act of horsemanship riding five in hand, standing on the rear two horses, the other three in front. The clock has a turned wooden onion-shaped finial, brass loops at each side and a drawer in the right hand side. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Antony Hippisley Coxe in May 1965. Exhibited in the V&A circus display, Gallery 104A, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the foundation of circus, April 2018 to February 2019 |
| Historical context | ` |
| Association | |
| Other number | 1965/A/49 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.877-1981 |
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| Record created | May 10, 2007 |
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