- Subject
- Clocks & timepieces
- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Purchase
- Object type
- Clock
- Dimensions
- Height: 780mm Width: 29mm Depth: 11mm Weight: 2.8kg
- Inventory No
- 75541
- Accession Number
- 1989-25
Description
Falling-drum water clock, French, early 19th century. Unsigned.
Pewter drum, suspended in wooden case with brass inlay. A wooden case with copper alloy decorative inlays showing floral patterns and roman numerals. The back panel is removed but still present. A decorative copper alloy inlay has been snapped off the top. There is an Iron swing clasp on each side.
