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Gothic Iron Clock
Clockmaker: Unknown (Probably)
Iron clock with weight driven movement of fifteen hour duration and striking hours and quarters
Dial. Ogee arched-top dial plate with pierced tracery centre and chapter ring between two bands of simple Greek fret. The white painted chapter ring (now discoloured) with Roman numerals I-XII, and simple half hour markings in black. Pierced and shaped gilt single iron hand which may be of later date. In the arch, a circular aperture with a rotating disc behind to show the phases of the moon. At the base of the arch are two small raised shields with indistinct quarterings. Movement. Weight driven movement, of fifteen hour duration, and striking hours and quarters. The whole clock made of iron. The going train controlled by a verge escapement and foliot balance with moveable square weights for adjusting the timekeeping. The quarter striking train in the middle of the frame, with a vertical hammer arbor and strikes on the larger bell. Release of the striking is controlled by a nag's head lifting piece, so no warning action occurs. Spare holes in the bottom bars of the frame have been made later to increase the duration between winding by suspending the weights on pulleys and looping up the ends of the cords. The frame has typical Gothic decoration in the iron work and, as is normal with these clocks, there is no provision for enclosing the movement. There has been qjite a lot of repainting of the clock
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by W.E. Miller
Depth: 20.4 cm
Height: 53.3 cm
Width: 16.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1938) by Miller, W. E.
16th Century, first half#
Circa
1500
CE
-
1550
CE
Probably German, but the clock bears some resemblance to the Swiss Liechti clocks of the sixteenth century
Decoration
Accession number: M.25-1938
Primary reference Number: 131082
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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