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On an undated page (copy in RF 1997/690) entitled 'Notes by R Norman Shaw RA', and inscribed on a page with a printed letterhead, he described it thus:\r\n\r\nA very excellent Musical clock all perfectly made and in very good condition, plays 10 tunes on 13 good bells and strikes the hours on a gong. It is believed to have been made by Bryson of Edinburgh, but here is no evience to prove this, Silvered dialo, Common place [sic] hands, Cost £27 -\r\nChristie made a green & red case for this clock [cost £] 15-\nShirley made the brass repoussé work on dial [cost £] 9-\nThe two circular pierced panels [cost £] 2.?\nThe four small vases [cost £] 3.?\nSo this is a pretty costly Clock!!\n\nProvenance: Christie's sale of Shaw's collection of clocks, watches etc., 10 April 1913, lot 43, sold to Webster for 21 guineas.\n\n\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Case of green stained wood with leather and brass; designed by Richard Norman Shaw for himself, the case made by Robert Christie, English c. 1890","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Designed by Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912)\r\nMovement probably made by Alexander Bryson, Edinburgh\r\nCase made by Robert Christie\r\nGreen stained wood, red leather and brass ornaments\r\nAnonymous loan\r\nShaw was an energetic clock collector, filling the house the he designed for himself in Hampstead with his collection. This clock appears in photographs of the interiors. The movement, which plays ten tunes, was bought second hand by Shaw for £27. The case cost £30.2.0. to make and Shaw wrote that 'this is a pretty costly clock'. The design of the case is a subtle reworking of Georgian neo-classical forms derived from clock cases and architecture.","date":{"text":"1993","earliest":"1993-01-01","latest":"1993-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["W.11:1-2021","W.11:2-2021","W.11:3-2021","W.11:4-2021","W.11:5-2021"],"accessionNumberNum":"11","accessionNumberPrefix":"W","accessionYear":2021,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-11-02","recordCreationDate":"2001-07-26","availableToBook":false}}