Science in everyday life
Objects for daily use based on the laws of statics and dynamics. A specifically eighteenth-century device is the fan designed by John Theophilus Desaguliers, whose applications included circulating hot air in homes.
Carriage clock
Inv. 3867
Charles Cabrier II, London, ca. 1730
Double-case watch
Inv. 3855
Thomas Mudge, William Dutton, London, 1788
Double-case watch
Inv. 3854
Josiah Emery, London, ca. 1780
Double-case watch
Inv. 3849
Cheneviere, London, early 18th cent.
Double-case watch
Inv. 3846
Daniel Quare, London, late 17th cent.
Double-case watch
Inv. 3848
William Sharp, London, early 18th cent.
Double-case watch
Inv. 3851
Daniel Delander, London, 1739
Double-case watch
Inv. 3852
John Ellicott (watch), Georg-Michael Moser (outer case), London, ca. 1754
Fan
Inv. 1377
Maker unknown, second half 18th cent.
Hunter pocket watch
Inv. 3863
Charles Frodsham, London, 1900
Hunter pocket watch
Inv. 3862
James William Benson, London, 1886
Japanese watch
Inv. 3864
Maker unknown, Japan, mid-19th cent.
Pendant watch
Inv. 3843
Augustin Forfaict, Sedan, late 16th cent.
Scale
Inv. 3579
Youngs & Son firm, London, 19th cent.
Scale
Inv. 1016
Maker unknown, Florence, 18th cent.
Single-hand oignon
Inv. 3847
Nicolas Gribelin [attr.], Paris, late 17th cent.
Two-hand pavilion clock
Inv. 3866
Christoph Miller, Augsburg, 1640-1650
Two-hand pavilion clock
Inv. 3865
Maker unknown, Southern Germany, first half 17th cent.
Watch
Inv. 3861
Christopher Williamson, London, 1838
Watch
Inv. 3858
Maker unknown, Switzerland, ca. 1800
Watch
Inv. 3857
Maker unknown, France, ca. 1800
Watch
Inv. 3853
Jean-Baptiste Baillon de Fontenay [attr.], Paris, 1764
Watch
Inv. 3844
Humphrey Downing, London, mid-17th cent.
Watch
Inv. 3845
Henry Harper, London, ca. 1685
Watch
Inv. 3856
Maker unknown, France, ca. 1795-1800
Watch
Inv. 3859
Urban Jürgensen, Copenaghen, ca. 1810-1820
Watch, souscription type
Inv. 3860
Breguet et Fils firm, Paris, 1816
Watch with "Sun and Moon" dial
Inv. 3850
James Markwick, London, early 18th cent.