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This object consists of 9 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Longcase Clock

1700-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Long-case clock of carved mahogany with brass face, partly silvered, and mounts, signed “Barker, Wigan”. Round arched head with voluted hood with fluted side columns surmounted by a brass eagle standing on a globe in the middle and globes supporting pinnacles at the sides. The body is carved with a band of fret ornament and fluted pilasters of quarter-round section at the angle. The face has pierced rococo mounts encircling the dial and a semi-circular plate above painted with phases of the moon.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 9 parts.

  • Longcase Clock
  • Hood
  • Movement
  • Pendulum
  • Clock Weight
  • Clock Weight
  • Winding Key
  • Finial
  • Finial
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Longcase clock, English, 1700-1720, mahogany, signed Barker, Wigan
Physical description
Long-case clock of carved mahogany with brass face, partly silvered, and mounts, signed “Barker, Wigan”. Round arched head with voluted hood with fluted side columns surmounted by a brass eagle standing on a globe in the middle and globes supporting pinnacles at the sides. The body is carved with a band of fret ornament and fluted pilasters of quarter-round section at the angle. The face has pierced rococo mounts encircling the dial and a semi-circular plate above painted with phases of the moon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 236.5cm
  • Width: 58cm
  • Depth: 28cm
LW 20.1.10
Object history
Formerly on loan to the Geffrye Museum, London (1968-2006).
Collection
Accession number
W.81:1-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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