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Lantern clocks (Topical Term)
See also:
- Broader heading: Clocks and watches
Work cat.: White, G. English lantern clocks, c1989.
Britannica Macro.: under Clocks (During the early part of the 17th cent., the mechanism [of the clock] was enclosed; the cases were made of brass and a style developed as lantern clocks)
Dict. of decorative arts (Lantern: An English type of bracket clock, in form a cube surmounted by a hemispherical dome. Made in 17th cent. Widely imitated from the mid 19th on)