Clock
ca. 1820 (made)
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This French clock was made about 1820 of Sheffield plate (a thin layer of silver fused to a copper core). This new material was discovered by an Englishman, Thomas Boulsover, in 1742. However, French metalworkers do not seem to have used Sheffield plate until
1770.
In that year a factory was established in Paris under royal patronage for the manufacture of silver-plated dishes. It transferred from the original site at the Hotel de la Fère, rue Beaubourg au Marais to the Quartier Pont au Choux, rue Popincourt. The business, originally conducted by one Degournay, engineer to the king, flourished until Sheffield plate was superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
1770.
In that year a factory was established in Paris under royal patronage for the manufacture of silver-plated dishes. It transferred from the original site at the Hotel de la Fère, rue Beaubourg au Marais to the Quartier Pont au Choux, rue Popincourt. The business, originally conducted by one Degournay, engineer to the king, flourished until Sheffield plate was superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate |
| Brief description | Clock, Sheffield plate, ca. 1820, French |
| Physical description | Round with porcelain dial, surmounted by a vase, supported on a chain on an oblong base, with four feet |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs M. D. Chaplin |
| Production | Silver load date: made ca. 1810 Silver load place: made Germany Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | This French clock was made about 1820 of Sheffield plate (a thin layer of silver fused to a copper core). This new material was discovered by an Englishman, Thomas Boulsover, in 1742. However, French metalworkers do not seem to have used Sheffield plate until 1770. In that year a factory was established in Paris under royal patronage for the manufacture of silver-plated dishes. It transferred from the original site at the Hotel de la Fère, rue Beaubourg au Marais to the Quartier Pont au Choux, rue Popincourt. The business, originally conducted by one Degournay, engineer to the king, flourished until Sheffield plate was superseded by electroplating in the 1840s. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.646-1936 |
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| Record created | September 30, 2002 |
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