Clockmaker
John Ellicott
Also recorded as: Ellicott, John
Fellow of the Royal Society and clockmaker to George III, known for a compensated pendulum.
John Ellicott succeeded his father's business in London, was elected to the Royal Society in 1738 and became clockmaker to George III. He described a compensated pendulum in 1752 and made fine cylinder watches and regulators.
- Country
- England
- City / centre
- London
- Life / active
- 1706–1772
- Status
- Historical individual
- Key people
- John Ellicott
Innovations & specialities
- Ellicott compensated pendulum (1752)
Works by John Ellicott in the catalogue
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Clocks · 1740-1760
Longcase clock, English, 1740-1760, japanned wood, John Ellicott
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Pocket Watches · ca. 1753
Gold watch, signed 'Jno. Ellicott, London, 3719', the inner case pierced and engraved, with a casemaker's mark 'JB', London, about 1753
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Pocket Watches · ca. 1760
Watch by John Ellicott, United Kingdom, ca. 1760
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Pocket Watches · 1767
Pocket watch by Ellicott, John, England, 1767
Science Museum Group, London
Linked through the Atlas maker authority list, which reconciles the spellings used by different institutions. Attributions are as stated by each holding institution or auction house.
