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Bracket clock with dome top and carrying handle by Thomas Tompion, c. 1690; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Bracket clock with oak case, ebony veneer, and gilt bronze mounts by Thomas Tompion, c. 1690; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Quare, Daniel: Queen Ann clock

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The Jeff Koons tulips sculputure outside the Guggenheim Museums in Bilbao, Spain, Basque Country.

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Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

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bracket clock: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Jonathan D. Betts
Curator of Horology, Royal Observatory Greenwich, National Maritime Museum.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: The National Museum of American History - Bracket Clock.	Grace Young	Jul 26, 2015
	Article revised and updated.	William L. Hosch	Jan 25, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998