Mantel Clock (for W.J. Basset-Lowke residence, Northampton, England) (Primary Title)
Mantel Clock (for W.J. Basset-Lowke House, 78 Derngate, Northampton, England) (Former Title)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish, 1868 - 1928 (Artist)
In 1916 Charles Rennie Mackintosh was commissioned by W.J. Bassett-Lowke to refurbish his townhouse in Northampton, England. Bassett-Lowke was a member of the Design & Industries Association, founded in 1915 to bring good design to everyday man-made objects. One of the pieces that Mackintosh designed was this clock, which appears in contemporary photographs of the dining room. The numbers on the clock face are inlaid in ivory on a central panel of green Erinoid, an early synthetic material made from resin or protein plastic. Mackintosh designed several other unique clocks for his client. Bassett-Lowke’s house was the final commission for Mackintosh, who later moved to France and spent the remainder of his life there.
Unsigned
Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis
"Historical Clocks," Northampton England Art Gallery, 1966;
"Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1868-1928: Architecture, Design and Painting," Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Aug 17 - Sept 8, 1968;
"Clocks of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco Style 1890-1940," National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Ohio, 1996,
"Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1868-1928: Architecture, Design and Painting," Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Aug 17 - Sept 8, 1968;
"Clocks of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco Style 1890-1940," National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Ohio, 1996,
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