Clock, with circular dial, inscribed Aynsth Thwaites London, in case of gilt brass, supported on pedestal of mahogany and other woods, carved on the frieze with a demi-figure and scrolled foliage.
Instrument (companion to above) showing sidereal time, the day of the week, month of the year, phases of the moon, direction of the wind and the weather: inscribed Aynsth Thwaites Clerkenwell London.
The clock was brought from the “Old India House” in Leadenhall Street. At the time the companion piece was lost sight of, but years afterwards was found on the continent by Mr. Bertram Currie, who purchased it and gave it back to the India Office (see “Records of the Honourable East India Company”).
Height (of each), 6 ft. 11½ in.
Date, 1760-1770. Lent by the Secretary of State for India.
Near the Alcove
Arm-chair, walnut wood, the arms carved with masks and foliage, the legs ending in paw feet and carved with negro masks and leafage: upholstered in red velvet embroidered on the back with the crest of the East India Company; it is shown in [No. 66].
Height, 4 ft. 9½ in.
First half of the XVIIIth century. Lent by the Secretary of State for India.