Main dial: blue-grey, anemone and rose corners, gesso-framed two birds in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, anemone and rose corners, gesso-framed two birds in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, fan corners with gold. Very bright small birds in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey.
Moon faces: pink-faced, round-eyed, small features. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with lake, good foliage.
Main dial: slight blue-grey tone, moss and full roses corners impinge on chapter ring; girl with funny dog in high oval breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pink-faced four-seasons ladies, stiff foliage, scalloped gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: odd maps, outside latitude numbers. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, flared tulips on gold corners with unusual border. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bright-blue background to floral corners, gold leaf corners, roses in corners. False plate: Francis W.
Main dial: cream, shells in corners, tower with flag in centre.
Main dial: no grommets, gold band.
Main dial: gold shells corners, swan, strawberries.
Main dial: L-shaped corners with morning glories, tiny fans, romantic scene breakarch with white border.
Main dial: small downhill castles corners, fantastic ruined house.
Main dial: pale cream, anemones and tulips in corners, pigsticking in India in breakarch; probably inspired by print of the period. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: creamy, flowers in blue corners, other version of pig sticking in breakarch; very small pony.
Main dial: gold roses corners with yellow ochre band; shepherdess in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small downhill castles corners, fantastic ruined house.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, red cheeks and noses, tiny mouths. Moon scenes: ship at sea, heeled over; large white house by river.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, red cheeked. Moon scenes: ship at sea; church by waterside.
Moon faces: red cheeks and noses, wide eyes. Moon scenes: ship at sea; large building and two figures.
Moon faces: staring eyes. Moon scenes: log-like ship; bright colours.
Moon faces: round-eyed, red cheeks and noses, cheerful. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; double cottage with tower.
Moon faces: fat pink and red cheeks, full lower lips. Moon scenes: log-like ship, big sails; red-roofed cottage by road.
Moon faces: prissy. Moon scenes: boat with sail; building with tower and corkscrew trees.
Moon faces: round-eyed, red cheeks, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea, bright sky; cottage with two figures.
Moon faces: round-eyed, short pink nose, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: ship with odd sails at sea; landscape with cottage on bluff with lake.
Main dial: breakarch automata, shagreen centre, name in gold, fan corners. Originally rocking ship in breakarch; clockmakers changed this to two figurines, one with short axe. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: breakarch automata, shagreen centre, name in gold, fan corners. Originally rocking ship in breakarch; clockmakers changed this to two figurines, one with short axe. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: breakarch automata, shagreen centre, name in gold, fan corners. Originally rocking ship in breakarch; clockmakers changed this to two figurines, one with short axe. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: cream, medium dull-blue background with a crudely painted strawberry; gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue background, four Evangelists, well painted, gold band. Hemispheres: maps, North America on right, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, bronze powder background four Apostles, gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on left. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue anemone, yellow tulips. Hemispheres: bird and vague worlds. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: cream, castles with no background corners. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: mid-blue background, brightly coloured four seasons ladies; gold band on outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four seasons, funny faces. Hemispheres: gold pagodas. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four continents corners, long faces. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: ladies of four continents, pale faces, artistically painted, delicate colours; gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: maps, North America on right, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Images of dials made by William Francis, a Birmingham dial maker active in the 1810s–1830s.
Main dial: cream-gold background to everything, roses, poppies in corners; corners fine painting of Durham Cathedral named in breakarch. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: fully-painted abbeys corners; fat pink roses and birds. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: small fans, morning glory and gold leaf roses corners; shells and seaweed dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold apex corners, black background to strawberries and white flower. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pink roses, gold leaf roses corners, also gold leaves.
Main dial: pink roses with orange band corners.
Main dial: large pink roses with yellow ochre band in corner; bird above dial centre.
Main dial: fruit and slightly geometric corners, two morning glory centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fat pink roses in vague geometric corners.
Main dial: roses in gold corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses in corners with diamond and ovals in two bands.
Main dial: roses in lattice corners, similar to Walker and Finnemore work.
Main dial: castles in corners with blue figures, birds in centre. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: gold squiggles, flowers, birds centre, good example of type.
Main dial: gold flowers corners with foliage.
Main dial: pink roses on yellow background, gold band with flowers corners.
Main dial: black background to corners with pears, gold edge to corners, vignette (ruins) above centre
Main dial: gold leaf decorated apex of corner, black background to pink and yellow roses, blue morning glories, two long-tailed birds dial centre.
Main dial: green-based corners with roses and morning glories; anemone centre.
Main dial: large pink roses with gilt 'feathers' corners, large parrot tulip top dial centre.
Main dial: shell and geometric corners with Greek key banding, two birds dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, fat pink roses corners with reverse fan; three stylized peacock feathers top dial centre.
Main dial: fan corners, fat bird with long tail dial centre.
Main dial: off white; green shagreen corners with tulips and roses.
Main dial: fan corners with whirligig border.
Main dial: modified fan corners with decorated bands, two long-tailed birds dial centre.
Main dial: star in dark corners with gold, red and yellow ochre.
Main dial: very plain heavy dial.
Main dial: pink roses in corners, pink morning glories and birds; mother and child at pool in breakarch. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: pink roses with anenomes in corners; cottage by river in breakarch. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: gold and red flowers in corners; cottage and landscape in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: cows by lakeside top corners, blue clad fisherman bottom corners; two blue-clad fishermen in boat in breakarch. False plate: cut from old dial with Arabic numerals, roses and gold ovals in corners.
Main dial: flowers in corners; cattle with blue fisherman in breakarch. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: dogs in corners, borders left; man shooting with gun in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold flowers in the corners, bunch of small blue flowers above centre; riverside with castle scene in breakarch.
Main dial: gold flower corners, well painted hunting scene in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fat pink roses, morning glory in centre, Georgian house and hill in breakarch.
Main dial: shells and seaweed corners; long tailed bird centre; ship at sea in breakarch.
Main dial: gold ovals with fine rays in corners; pink and orange large rose above centre; ship approaching cottage in breakarch.
Main dial: small geometric apex in corners, morning glory as well, garland with one large rose dial top centre; large pears etc in breakarch.
Main dial: pink background, except for centre; gold flowers outlined black; gold decoration around aperture. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: creamy, very elaborate morning glories; fan in breakarch with gold and blowsy large rose.
Main dial: geometric corners with morning glory; bunch of gold flowers above dial centre; large peaches and plums in breakarch.
Main dial: gold with pink convolvulus corners; shells in breakarch.
Main dial: complicated artwork circles, diamond centre; ovals in breakarch, sombre effect. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: complicated artwork circles, diamond centre; ovals in breakarch, sombre effect. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: very red cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: ship at sea; windmill.
Moon faces: red cheeks, loose red mouth. Moon scenes: red-roofed house; log-like ship at sea.
Moon faces: round-eyed. Moon scenes: ship; sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham.
Moon faces: red-nosed. Moon scenes: Georgian house with red roof; ship at sea.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, pink cheeks, slightly pink nose. Moon scenes: ship at sea; girl in red seated by rocks and tree with hay fork [?]; well painted.
Moon faces: rather dreamy, pink cheeks and nose. Moon scenes: ship at sea; ruins and cottage.
Moon faces: very pale. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and leaning tree.
Moon faces: squinty-faced, not attractive. Moon scenes: cottage; small boat.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, very red cheeks and nose. Moon scenes: log-like ship; yellow ruined temple.
Moon faces: red cheeks and noses, slightly surprised. Moon scenes: ship at sea; Georgian home.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: ruined abbey; ship at sea; blue-clad fishermen.
Moon faces: pink noses, very small mouths. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage by waterside
Moon faces: full lower lips and mouths. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage.