Bracket Clock
Designer
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
(English, 1812 - 1852)
Manufacturer
William Davis & Sons
(English, 1854 - 1880)
Manufacturer
John B. Webb
(American)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1851
MediumOak, brass, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 37 × 17 15/16 × 9 7/16 inches (93.98 × 45.49 × 23.98 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through exchange of the gifts of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Burnap
Object number2015.24.1.1-7
SignedClock face is signed by the manufacturer, W. DAVIS & SONS - BIRMINGHAM.
InscribedNone
MarkingsNone
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionOak bracket clock with carved decoration of vines, terfoils and an inscription"sic Omnia" across the bottom of the door.Gallery LabelAugustus
Welby Northmore Pugin was the most important promoter and designer of the
mid-1800s revival of the Gothic style. In 1846, Pugin was hired to oversee the
furnishing of the Houses of Parliament, where this bracket clock was originally
installed. He used plaster casts of well-known English and French Gothic
architectural features as inspiration for the motifs of vines, trefoils,
ribbons, and beveled corners. These elements added a dynamic composition to the
restrained clock form.
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