Peterloo Massacre Commemorative Clock

Made:
1845-1855
Longcase clock commemorating the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 Longcase clock commemorating the Peterloo Massacre of 1819

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Longcase clock commemorating the Peterloo Massacre of 1819
Science Museum Group Collection
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Longcase clock commemorating the Peterloo Massacre of 1819
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Longcase clock commemorating the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, made by W. Stancliffe, Barkisland.

This longcase clock commemorates the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. The scene in the arch is based on an engraving of the event which was published in the Manchester Observer on 23 October 1819. The corners of the face contain portraits of four famous radical activists; Major John Cartwright, William Cobbett, Thomas Wooler and Henry Hunt. The clock was made by W. Stancliffe of Barkisland, near Halifax. The Stancliffe family were clockmakers there from the mid-1700s.

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
Y1988.60
Materials:
wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and glass
Measurements:
Overall: 2200 mm x 540 mm x 240 mm,
type:
clock
credit:
Purchased From Regent House Antiques

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