lantern clock

noun

1. an English bracket clock of the late 16th and 17th centuries, having a brass case with corner columns supporting pierced crestings on the sides and front.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lantern clock¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

See illustration (p. 57) of lantern clock with weights and pendulum.

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The form of the lantern clock is one that appeals to the artist.

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The brass lantern clock illustrated (p. 55) has chains and weights.

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This lantern clock, with brass dial and fine fretwork with floriated design, is inscribed Humphry Mills at Edinburgh fecit.

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