Victorian Marine Chronometer by William Webb, London
A Victorian two-day marine chronometer, William Webb, London, numbered 5558, circa 1880, the silvered Roman numeral dial with gilt hands and subsidiary seconds and 56-hour 'Down / up' state of wind dials numbered 5558 and signed 'W. Webb Junr, London / maker to the Royal Navy', the brass bowl stamped 558 underside mounted in a brass gimbal within a stained hardwood and glazed inner case resting in a conforming outer case bound with a leather strap, overall 9.06 in. high, 11.02 in. wide, 9.06 in. deep
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- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 – 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Gimbal - On a ship, a gimbal is a pivoted mounting for the compass, clock, chronometer, stoves, drink holders and other equipment which keeps the item horizontal, no matter which way the vessel is leaning.
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