Clock, longcase, musical

Description

Longcase musical clock in a fine chinoiserie Chippendale case, chiming one of four tunes on the hour, the dial signed John Hamilton, Glasgow, c. 1775

Museum reference

H.NL 57

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Clock, longcase, musical

Production information

Hamilton, John, c. 1780 - 1795 (fl.), Clockmaker
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1775

Materials

Wood, Metal

References

Jackson, Stephen. Scottish Furniture, 1500-1914. Edinburgh, 2024. p. 111, fig. 4.6.

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