Longcase clock
Robert Henderson (Dumfries 1826 – 1904)
Category
Horology
Date
1750
Materials
Japanned wood, glass and brass
Measurements
2450 x 480 x 230 mm
Place of origin
Scarborough
Order this imageCollection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1175809
Summary
Clock, An 8 day English striking longcase clock in a green japanned case, by Robert Henderson of Scarborough c.1750. With a 12in brass break-arch dial, the chapter ring with Roman numerals and Arabic five minutes, and a square calendar aperture. The green and gold japanned case with pagoda top hood surmounted by three brass ball finials, hood with foliage decoration, the door panel with two seated men (in spandrels), top and sides with flower and geometric decoration, centre panel with Chinese pagodas and bridges with seated figures on the veranda, birds and flowers in a cartouche at the bottom, plinth with views of a village
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Plas Newydd, 2016.
Makers and roles
Robert Henderson (Dumfries 1826 – 1904), horologist