Longcase clock
Category
Horology
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Oak, brass, shell, paint and reed.
Measurements
2190 x 450 x 260 mm
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655866
Summary
An oak longcase clock, cica 1840, it has a 13-inch painted dial with seconds dial and calendar sector, corners decorated with shells and the arch with a bird, the movement with rack and bell striking, the case with swan neck pediment, ball and spire finials, reeded hood columns, shaped truck door flanked with similar pilasters all on a plain plinth.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013