Longcase clock
Taylor
Category
Horology
Date
1779
Materials
Oak and metal
Measurements
1920 mm (H); 520 mm (W); 280 mm (D)
Place of origin
Kirkby-Stephen
Collection
Cautley, Cumbria
NT 1518903
Summary
Longcase clock by Taylor of Kirkby, in oak case with pillars to hood; silvered dial with moulded gilt spandrels; dial engraved TCH 1779 (above hands), TAYLOR KIRBY (below calendar). Fretted finials missing from cornice of hood.
Marks and inscriptions
On dial: TCH / 1779 [above hands, in a circle]; TAYLOR KIRBY [below calendar]
Makers and roles
Taylor , clockmaker