Main dial: some gold geometric corners, gold leaf heavy shells centre, odd checkerboard gold leaf black equator. Hemispheres: blodgy maps.
Main dial: gold flowers, black outlines. False plate: stamped sheet iron.
Main dial: geometric corners with oval, dull colours.
Main dial: blue-grey off-white, peaches and anemones in corners, four-arts corners, "Trade" in breakarch.
Main dial: blue-grey, tulip and semidouble rose in corners, odd birds with willow branch dial centre. Hemispheres: distinctive maps, same as Ashwin, flowers overlap maps.
Main dial: pale blue-grey, wide oval shape, rather bold garlands with roses either side, low oval, gold-banded, containing the battle of Nile. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, scythe and hourglass corners in red and blue, complicated scrolling in breakarch, vignette with Cybele, mother goddess of Phrygia, elaborate gesso framing, gilded winding hole.
Main dial: blue-grey, gesso circles with motif in middle, mid-green with dots around this, gesso dot-framed corners, girl with wineglass in high oval, elaborate gesso scrolling either side. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, Wilson-style roses but odd leaves, gesso-framed corners, cherries and small blue flowers in centre. Hemispheres: early maps, North America, eclyptic below equator, very wide. False plate: four long feet.
Main dial: blue-grey with blue domintaing, gesso circle with ray motif centre, green background, gesso-framed peculiar longtailed bird (see bird on 611), two bunches of flowers.
Main dial: blue-grey, almost Finnemore-style corners with gold and convolvulus corners, no gesso, very blowsy bunch of flowers including rose in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, roundels with scrumbly green centres corners and gesso wheatsheafs. Centre gesso motif high oval with girl breakarch lots of wheatsheaf, gesso in breakarch. False plate: cast iron, not Wilson.
Main dial: blue-grey, typical Byrne gesso corners, ditto date dial.
Main dial: blue-grey, corners Byrne type but more elaborate, cornucopia in breakarch, lots of gesso. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue grey Britannia with lion in arch, gesso to side, red medium birds corners tops, nests bottom.
Moon faces: slightly surprised. Moon scenes: ships at sea; square Georgian house.
Moon faces: red cheeks and nose. Moon scenes: ship at sea; ruined tower on hill.
Moon faces: dotted eyebrows, red cheeks and nose. Moon scenes: small ship; mansion with pine trees.
Moon faces: small faced moon. Moon scenes: peanut boat; windmill.
Main dial: very rare level Roman, green background to corners, roses and auriculas, cherries in centre.
Main dial: large pink roses with gilt 'feathers' corners, large parrot tulip top dial centre.
Main dial: completely gold and black flowers in corners and breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, roses, long-tailed birds, flowers centre. Hemispheres: castles. False plate: sheet iron.
Moon faces: red cheeks and noses, slightly surprised. Moon scenes: ship at sea; Georgian home.
Main dial: pink roses on yellow background, gold band with flowers corners.
Main dial: fat pink roses in vague geometric corners.
Main dial: roses in corners with diamond and ovals in two bands.
Main dial: pink roses, gold leaf roses corners, also gold leaves.
Main dial: gold ovals with fine rays in corners; pink and orange large rose above centre; ship approaching cottage in breakarch.
Main dial: star in dark corners with gold, red and yellow ochre.
Main dial: off-white, gold cornucopias with fruit and flowers in corners. Hemispheres: maps; USA on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: red cheeks, loose red mouth. Moon scenes: red-roofed house; log-like ship at sea.
Main dial: off-white, roses and orange daisies set in blue corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-seasons ladies corners; centre painting with windmill, sails move instead of second hand. Hemispheres: gold leaf, basket of flowers. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: full lower lips and mouths. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage.
Moon faces: pink noses, very small mouths. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage by waterside
Main dial: off-white, roses and gold corners; very well-painted background and Adam and Eve. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: very red cheeks, eyes close together, full red mouths. Moon scenes: ship at sea; watermill scene.
Main dial: cream, four Apostles corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: black background to corners with pears, gold edge to corners, vignette (ruins) above centre
Main dial: four Apostles corners; Britannia in breakarch. Walker influence in fine lines in breakarch gold band. False plate: CA.
Main dial: cream, roses corner. Hemispheres: very fine maps. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: very pale. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and leaning tree.
Main dial: gold flowers in corners. Hemispheres: maps.
Moon faces: very red cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: two seascapes, one with a large ship with Dutch flag, other with a building.
Main dial: dirty, geometric corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold roses corners with yellow ochre band; shepherdess in breakarch. 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, castles with no background corners. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator. 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.
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: 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: four continents corners, long faces. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: prissy. Moon scenes: boat with sail; building with tower and corkscrew trees.
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: off-white, corners in pink/black with gold oval and laurel leaves. False plate: Hipkiss cast iron.
Main dial: gold flared Arabics on dark blue chapter ring; bluebell inn in breakarch, mountain in background; man with four seasons in corners, long clay pipe. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: centre painting Britannia, lion and ship at sea, gold flowers corners.
Moon faces: round eyes, close-set, rather worried expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lakeside with tower and building.
Main dial: four seasons corners, fully painted centre, shepherds and shepherdess in humps. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Moon faces: rather pensive, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; elaborate ruin.
Main dial: eight-day, shells with decorated bands corners, two ships fighting in breakarch, no real background. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: silly sheep corners, flared tulips centre, fantastic house in landscape breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: quite wide minute band, oval with shell top corner, bottom corner, fleur-de-lys, flared tulips centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: very wide minute band, fancy ovals and roses corners, two bright birds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: dark-blue corners with auriculas, shells in decorated arch, use bronze powder paint. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Moon faces: tiny pursed mouth, serious. Moon scenes: nice ship; Gothic ruins. Presumed Hobson; no moon dial so I made one in style of 19 and 20 using new blank (no teeth), December 1996.
Main dial: basket of flowers corners with floral band motif in black under date aperture. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic under equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and crocus corners, long-necked birds centre with thin foliage. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold roses with yellow ochre in corners. Hemispheres: maps, North America on left, with ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey.
Main dial: off-white; pink, brown and ochre birds and foliage gesso-framed corners; urn in oval; two side pieces in breakarch gesso frame. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue background; gold roses in corners with black outlines; single roses fruit at bottom. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, surprised look. Moon scenes: ship entering harbour; landscape, cottage and windmill.
Main dial: pale blue-grey primulas, auriculas in corners, gold-framed and gold band all around outside of chapter ring. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: grey-blue geometric corners, girl in scene breakarch, using gold leaf and bronze powder; gold leaf shell above centre hole.
Main dial: four parts of Great Britain corners; Britannia in seascape dial centre, fully painted with oval pictures, Nelson and Collingwood; breakarch scene "General Le Fevre attacking Cossacks". False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey background; anemone corners of two types top and bottom; small scene above centre.
Main dial: gold band, crooked pots of flowers corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: girl and Nelson monument in breakarch; four-seasons funny faces in corners. Named false plate.
This collection comprises over 2,000 framed 35mm colour slides with images of clock dials made mainly but not exclusively by Birmingham makers, taken by Frances Tennant. It also includes four boxes of index cards compiled by her, which were the original finding aids and which have been used in the compilation of this catalogue. The occasionally quirky descriptions of the dials are Frances Tennant's own.
Sem títuloMain dial: blue/grey moss roses, top corners with small blue flowers, strawberries bottom. Gilded gesso framing. Strike/silent in breakarch. Two ovals with Plato and Socrates in breakarch, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: blue/grey moss roses, top corners with small blue flowers, strawberries bottom, gilded gesso framing, strike/silent in breakarch, two ovals with Plato and Socrates in breakarch, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: blue/white profiles of Plato and Socrates in breakarch, small strawberries and roses with blue flowers.
Main dial: off-white, dianthus, blue flowers in corners, blue-toned roses in breakarch, decorated gold winding holes.
Main dial: cream breakarch, similar to very early dials, gesso work, pink ovals, corners floral in breakarch. Nice work.
Main dial: cream, very fancy gesso corners, gesso in arch of moon. Hemispheres: maps, transfers, unique.
Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed. Moon scenes: landscape and ship at sea (moon had been repainted or 'touched up' because of paint loss; paint too thick).
Main dial: blue/grey, gesso corners, oval pattern, two birds in centre of dial. Hemispheres: narrow, North America, ecliptic above equator.
Main dial: blue/grey, roses in corners, gesso ovals set widthways, flat gold scrolling in corners, two long-necked birds in centre, roses with some blue petals. Hemispheres: curious maps, North America, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: dotted oval and spandrel-type corners, fancy gesso breakarch, grommets used in winding holes.
Main dial: dotted oval and spandrel-type corners, fancy gesso breakarch, grommets used in winding holes.