Nicholas Coxeter
Lantern Clock

Lantern Clock

Public Domain

MakerEnglish, c. 1625–1679
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Lantern Clock
Datec. 1650
Made inLondon, England
MediumBrass, steel, and rope (modern)
Dimensions(Not including weights): 15 1/4 × 6 1/8 in. (38.7 × 15.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object numberB.59.126
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Murphy Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIn New England in the 1600s, clocks like this were termed “chamber” or “house” clocks. They were quite rare, owned only by a few of the wealthiest colonists. This clock features a pendulum, which represented a great advance in timekeeping accuracy over the balance wheel.
ProvenanceKatharine Prentis Murphy (1882–1967); given to Miss Ima Hogg, 1959; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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