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Eight-day oak and mahogany cased giant longcase clock
An eight-day oak and mahogany cased giant longcase clock by James Powell, Worcester, circa 1790.
The weight-driven movement has rectangular brass plates united by four knopped pillars. The internal wheel work has four curved crossings and has an anchor escapement. The hour striking train employs a rack system and strikes on a bell.
The signed white painted circular dial measures twenty inches in diameter and has Arabic numerals with outer five minute markers.
The hood has a swan necked pediment over freestanding reeded columns. The trunk has recessed quarter columns flanking a rectangular door with an inlaid ogee arch which is centred by an inlaid floral cartouche. The panelled base has a circular moulding to the centre and rests on a mahogany veneered skirting.
The weight-driven movement has rectangular brass plates united by four knopped pillars. The internal wheel work has four curved crossings and has an anchor escapement. The hour striking train employs a rack system and strikes on a bell.
The signed white painted circular dial measures twenty inches in diameter and has Arabic numerals with outer five minute markers.
The hood has a swan necked pediment over freestanding reeded columns. The trunk has recessed quarter columns flanking a rectangular door with an inlaid ogee arch which is centred by an inlaid floral cartouche. The panelled base has a circular moulding to the centre and rests on a mahogany veneered skirting.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA3636 |
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| Collection: | Timekeeping |
| Type: | Longcase clock |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Porter, N; Powell, James |
| Date made: | circa 1790; circa 1805 |
| People: | Scott, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2800 x 700 x 290 mm |
| Parts: | Eight-day oak and mahogany cased giant longcase clock |