Astronomical chronometer
George Margetts, Thomas Earnshaw, c. 1783
Watch revolving within a Y-form bracket on a tripod stand with folding feet. The rotating dial of the clock is made of enamel and painted in grisaille with the constellations. Against this, moving gold symbols indicate the positions of the sun and moon. As Jonathan Betts has observed 'such extravagant novelties were ... popular with East India Company officers and ... were almost certainly made ... for the far eastern market.'
More information
Title of artwork, date
Astronomical chronometer, c. 1783
Date supported
1998
Medium and material
Gilt brass, steel, glass, enamel
Dimensions
41 x 33 x 31 cm
Grant
24000
Total cost
46637

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