Traveling case
Bartholomew Newsam
1580–85 · Leather and brass, partly gilded · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Bartholomew Newsam is the earliest known native English maker of small domestic clocks, yet his few surviving works are remarkably similar to French clocks. In this example, the cylindrical gilded-brass case contours to the shape of the movement contained inside: the perforated dome of the upper section follows the form of an interior bell. The leather and gilded-brass outer case, which protected the clock during travel, has a special opening at the top for easy access to the dial.
- Artist
- Bartholomew Newsam
- Date
- 1580–85
- Medium
- Leather and brass, partly gilded
- Culture
- British, London
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
