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Long Case Clock (© The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire)
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© The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire

Long Case Clock

Artist: Robert Sutton (1774 - 1835)

Location: The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire

Date: 1800

Materials: oak movements, brass, mahogany dial and case

Dimensions: 200 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £20,000)

Vendor: P W Whyte

Review number: 3444 (1989)

Provenance:
Probably owned by William Hesleden (1777-1852), by descent to Bryan Hesleden; Arthur Poole; Herbert Ellwood; PW Whyte.

Description:
A long case clock with wooden movements after the stle of John Harrison. The dial is unusually gilt on a black ground. The case is surmounted by ball finials with brass. The side panels are glazed giving a good view of the workings of the clock.

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