Musical bracket clock with calendar

Thomas Lozano

ca. 1770 or later · Case and bracket: mahogany, with gilded-brass mounts; Dial: silvered brass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

A native of Spain, Lozano learned his craft in London and spent his working life there, hence the London place-name and Spanish spelling on the dial of this clock. The case, dial, and back plate of the clock all reflect the influence of English rococo style but are not typically English. The movement incorporates a musical mechanism, with a choice of twelve tunes, which like the striking mechanism can be silenced at will.

Artist

Thomas Lozano

Date

ca. 1770 or later

Medium

Case and bracket: mahogany, with gilded-brass mounts; Dial: silvered brass

Culture

British, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Wm. C. Egleston, in memory of her husband, 1907