Longcase Clock
1700-1740 (made)
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John Barrow was apprenticed to Francis Ireland in 1671, became a member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1681 and was Master from 1714-1717.
The movement of this clock is month going but the bell is a modern replacement.
The movement of this clock is month going but the bell is a modern replacement.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Brief description | Month-going longcase clock, 1700-1740, English. Walnut veneer with bone stringing, inscribed 'John Barrow London' |
| Physical description | Longcase clock in case of walnut veneer. The hood is framed between columns, with arched top. The frieze is decorated with a design of foliage, fretted and applied. The cornice is composed of wide ovals and cavetto mouldings ornamented by a brass ball and spike. The face is of brass, engraved with scrolls, the corners ornamented with pairs of putti bearing a white enamel cartouche inscribed 'John Barrow, London'. Silvered dial, Roman hours, minutes in Arabic figures. Minute hand and hour hand. A silvered seconds hand in the upper part of the circle, an aperture below. The case and plinth of rectangular shape, veneered in walnut with narrow strings of bone marquetry. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed to the Museum by Lady C. J. C. Wilson-Todd |
| Object history | John Barrow grandfather clock, bequeathed by Lady Catherine James Crawford Rusel Wilson Todd of Halnaby Hall, Croft, Darlington. Notes from R.P. 534 - 1949 27 October 1925 minute paper, Oliver Brackett reports on visit to Halnaby Hall, originally built for the Milbanke family (Lord Bryon spent his honeymoon there). Sold to Todd of Hull in 1842. "Some of the furniture …..was bought with the house. I saw a rough inventory made in 1854 which includes most of the furniture". Brackett selected furniture that he viewed as "of particular importance and …..underrepresented in the Museum". His selection includes a large Queen Anne clock in the Gallery. Listed in her Will as "Large Queen Anne Clock by John Barrow, London V & A Description "Grandfather clock with chased brass and silvered dial by John Barrow, London, in Queen Anne inlaid walnut case with small glass panel in brass frame let into door surmounted by three brass ball pediments. 9ft high" A handwritten margin note reads "several pieces". |
| Summary | John Barrow was apprenticed to Francis Ireland in 1671, became a member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1681 and was Master from 1714-1717. The movement of this clock is month going but the bell is a modern replacement. |
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| Accession number | W.31:1-1949 |
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| Record created | February 15, 2001 |
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