Longcase clock
Grismond Williams
Category
Horology
Date
1769 - 1799
Materials
Mahogany, brass and steel
Measurements
2120 x 520 x 250 mm
Place of origin
Carmarthenshire
Order this imageCollection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1552576
Summary
Longcase clock. A longcase clock of mahogany casework with chamfered, reeded corners. Arched hood with fretwork above a painted frieze supported on two fluted columns with gilded bases and corinthian capitals. Brass and steel clock face above which, enclosed in a circle, is an eagle engraving and the motto 'Tempus Fugit'. Roman numerals and pierced hands with a subsidiary dial.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales (St Fagan's).
Marks and inscriptions
Centre of clock face: Grismond Williams Carmarthenshire Above clock face: [eagle carrying text within a banner] TEMPUS FUGIT
Makers and roles
Grismond Williams, horologist