Moon faces: round-eyed, pink faces, red cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage on hill, two standing figures.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pleasant, pink cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: ship at sea; country house by river. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: not given.
Moon faces: typical and well-painted. Moon scenes: blue roof to Georgian square house; ship, fully rigged.
Moon faces: very red-cheeked, pig-like bottom of nose. Moon scenes: ship 'wing and wing'; cottage with leaning tree and pointed roof.
Moon faces: very red cheeks. Moon scenes: fishing boat with a sail; lake scene, cottage with tower.
Moon faces: sweet-faced, pale, pensive expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; half-timbered thatched barns.
Moon faces: red cheeks, serious expression. Moon scenes: usual Georgian house and two swans; ship at sea.
Moon faces: heavy-lidded, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea, stiff waves; square Georgian house by river.
Moon faces: pursed mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lady in red holding up garland.
Main dial: bitty corners type, flowers in red and green; ornate balloon with gold in breakarch; also gold ovals have three topaz urn centre over seconds hole.
Main dials: geometric corners, fine lines, two birds in centre; two tulips in breakarch, decorated small oval with stone in centre (left); rose and tulips corners with outside pink framing, two long-tailed birds centre (right). False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: geometric corners, fine lines, two birds in centre; two tulips in breakarch, decorated small oval with stone in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: peaches and pears corners with thin red framing line; fine flare tulip breakarch; green background with red scrolling.
Main dial: bitty corner-type flowers in L-shaped green framing; two birds in breakarch and decorated gold oval with garlands.
Main dial: four-seasons corners, cutout in breakarch with gold peacock; two joined swans rocking on water; Georgian house in distance. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: lighthouses corners, rocking ship, well painted. Harwood Borrill, first owner. False plate: named cast iron.
Main dial: transfer for numerals and signature.
Main dial: four-seasons ladies with high waists, rocking ship, battle at sea; fortress on left, cut-out enclosed arch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curious Walker-type corners with diamond shapes, grapes and leaves band, imitation topaz centres; well-painted Adam and Eve breakarch; only Eve's arm moving, no serpent. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curious Walker-type corners with diamond shapes, grapes and leaves band, imitation topaz centres; well-painted Adam and Eve breakarch; only Eve's arm moving, no serpent. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-continents ladies, long faces; USA Indian lady seated on slave with Greek profile; gold band outside chapter ring.
Main dial: flowers and oval with cross in centre. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fat pink roses in geometric corners. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: sideways oval in gold with pale pink snowflakes in centre. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-seasons corners, use of gold, blue background. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: stylised flowers in corners, basket of roses centre, with foliage going upwards. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: well-painted four-seasons ladies corners, one is bearded lady for winter; gold band outside of chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: well-painted four-seasons ladies corners; a bearded lady for winter, same artist as 1356; gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four seasons (three ladies, one man) in corners; different artist than bearded lady ones; gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: off-white, lemon gold on date opposite corners, one floral, one geometric. Hemispheres: good maps. False plate: cast iron. Shop sample?
Main dial: four seasons, colourful. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bitty corners with gold wheatsheaf; gold chapter ring, early RR engine (not rocket). Hemispheres: early RR engine. False plate: Walker & Hughes.
Main dial: bitty corners with ovals, morning glory, daffodils. Hemispheres: invisible.
Main dial: morning glory and pansy corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: morning glory corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: brilliantly coloured four-seasons ladies with no chins. Hemispheres: maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bitty corners. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: cream base, pink cornucopias with gold fruit corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold ovals with fruit and flowers. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron with name.
Main dial: cream stylised single roses in bitty corners. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: borders using bronze paint; polyanthus and moss roses corners; two baskets of flowers centre florals. Hemispheres: floral.
Main dial: silver leaf; green shells corners with gold grape leaves, diamonds in humps. False plate: cast iron.
Images of dials made by Walker & Hughes, a partnership of Birmingham dial makers, George Walker and Thomas Hughes, established around 1812.
Main dial: gold ovals, red trim in corners, green scrumbled triangle, rose above centre.
Main dial: honeysuckle and tulip corners, outside framing, two birds centre; old-fashioned type of decoration. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: tumbling gold diamonds and pink roses in corners.
Main dial: semicircles in gold with pink rose garlands and dull green olive corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rose corners with gold.
Main dial: strange ovals and diamonds with holes in corners, orange and gold leaf.
Main dial: roses corners, double-framed, gold and crimson lake. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold and black-rayed ovals in corners, graduated green background with fronds in black.
Main dial: rayed gold moons with honeysuckle corners, two morning glories dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: painted star-like corners with dents and rayed corners in pink and yellow ochre; design used several times, Walker work. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bull's eye in gold corners with Greek key pattern. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: anchors in corners and small gold flowers; bunch dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small roses surrounded by blue and gold; "No. 987" in garland lower dial centre. False plate: four oddly-spaced feet.
Main dial: Finnemore-type roses corners, gold and yellow ochre, red motifs; bird centre with branch and grass.
Main dial: gold ovals in corners, series of rounds towards centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small roses surrounded by blue and gold dots corners; bird in centre.
Main dial: small roses corners with blue and gold framing, bird in centre.
Main dial: large roses and tulips corners with gold corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold ovals in corners with green, some lines at oval top; garland and ribbon dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rare vignette corners in pale red-yellow, red gold band to corners with white motif, Classical ruin. Not quite Wilson style; black paint all over the place.
Main dial: gilded gesso corners, oval type.
Main dial: four seasons corners; hunting scene breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: large roses corners, basket of roses, urn and garlands, lead plug for date. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four continents corners, fine Gen Sir Ralph Abercrombie (d.1801), possible painted George Glover Walker (1767-1834). Went on to Walker & Hughes, fine special order dial, lots of repair marks.
Main dial: four continents corners, fine Gen Sir Ralph Abercrombie (d.1801), possible painted George Glover Walker (1767-1834). Went on to Walker & Hughes, fine special order dial, lots of repair marks.
Main dial: pink roses in corners in gold circles, bird with three roses in breakarch.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with bridge.
Moon faces: round-eyed, with long noses. Moon scenes: three-masted ship at sea, only topsails set; no house in landscape.
Moon faces: round-eyed, sweet expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; beautiful scene with river, bridge Wilson style (painted by same person as 804).
Moon faces: pale eyes, close together. Moon scenes: ship at sea, sails set rather odd; two ruined abbeys, one in distance.
Moon faces: quite jolly. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with leaning tree and distant view.
Main dial: gold ovals corners, shaded green whirligigs; breakarch with oval.
Main dial: lady with anchor in breakarch, gold frame, low oval in corners, shaded green-gold border; fancy work in breakarch either side of oval. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: woman with anchor in breakarch, low oval gold rope surround with moss roses flanking tiny roses corners, gold framing, very interesting dial. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small rose corners; odd breakarch - shell with flyaway patterns; two rose scrolls either side. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: all gesso decorations, urn with scrolling; larger urn in breakarch with scrolling. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small roses enclosed in blue scrolls corners. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: rosework. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: peaches in corners in gold basket. Hemispheres: unusual maps with outside numbers for latitude; North America on left, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four continents corners; gold band around outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rather pale-faced four virtues corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: peaches in corners in gold basket. Hemispheres: unusual, maps with outside numbers for latitude, North America on ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron
Main dial: breakarch moon; blue flowers in gold background corners.
Images of dials made by Walker & Finnemore, a partnership of Birmingham dial makers George Walker and William Finnemore established by 1808.
Main dial: curious wheels which appear to revolve in corners; beautifully painted scene in breakarch of riverside. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curious wheels which appear to revolve in corners; beautifully painted scene in breakarch of riverside. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: weird decoration; flying diamonds and wheel in breakarch, not liked.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: odd corners, lots of lines, copper insert in centre breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: odd corners, lots of lines, copper insert in centre breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bronze powder and pink floral corners and breakarch. Unique dial. False plate: cast iron.
This collection comprises records created and collected by Francis Wadsworth. It includes a large series of original articles by various authors on horological and related topics (cut out of publications, many of them were purchased from antiquarian book dealers), as well as sales and auction catalogues and advertisements for clocks, watches and clockmaking tools; instructions, manuals, and patents; reference publications; alphabetical files relating to clockmaking firms and factories; exhibition and museum brochures; correspondence; ephemera; and papers relating to Wadsworth’s work on the AHS Publication Committee. In addition to purely horological topics, it reflects Francis Wadsworth’s interest in scientific instruments, stately houses and antique furniture and porcelain.
Wadsworth, FrancisPrinted and typescript, some handwritten.
Typescript. Also includes cover letter from The National Trust.