Object Detail
Description
longcase clock, eight day, graduated caddy top flanked by two gilt spheres, fretwork sides, the hood door flanked by gilt capped columns, the brass and silvered dial with Roman / Arabic chapter ring, signed Hindley, York, gilt scrolled spandrels, date aperture, subsidiary seconds dial (inoperative), strike on bell, the trunk door with glass lentil, on tall plinth base
Maker and role
horologer: Henry Hindley (b.circa 1731, d.1770)
Production place
York, England
Production date
circa 1750
2000
2000
Media description
Walnut, glass, brass
Measurements
2313 x 255 x 527 mm
Inscriptions
"Hindley" inscribed at foot of chapter ring in copperplate script; "York" inscribed in same location in English Black Letter script.
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0025
TJC reference number
25
