54/2006
Collection
Domestic Appliances
Brief description
Brass and metal lantern clock on four ball feet, made by Robert Robinson in Lothbury, City of London, c.1660-1670.
Object name
clock
Object number
54/2006
Production person
Robert Robinson (manufacturer)
Production date
1660-1670 (manufactured)
Production place
City of London (manufactured)
Period
Stuart (1603-1714)
Material
brass
metal
metal
Technique
cast
engraved
engraved
Dimensions
Height: 43.5cm
Width: 17cm
Depth: 20.3cm
Width: 17cm
Depth: 20.3cm
Website keywords
clocks
Label
Label text for ‘New ways of living’ case, Information Bay 2, Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Clock, 1660s
Brass with lead weight
Clocks such as this would have been hung quite high up on the wall. The chain would be pulled up to raise the weight, which then drove the mechanism. This clock would have run for about 30 hours, before the weight needed to be raised again. The dial is inscribed with the maker’s name, Robert Robinson, whose workshop was at Lothbury to the east of St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London.
Clock, 1660s
Brass with lead weight
Clocks such as this would have been hung quite high up on the wall. The chain would be pulled up to raise the weight, which then drove the mechanism. This clock would have run for about 30 hours, before the weight needed to be raised again. The dial is inscribed with the maker’s name, Robert Robinson, whose workshop was at Lothbury to the east of St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London.
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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