Longcase clock
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Walnut veneer, oak, glass and brass
Measurements
2510 x 450 x 240 mm
Order this imageCollection
Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 641792
Summary
Long-case clock in case of walnut veneer; arched dial with gilt spandrels, surmounted by square block with two carved finials of foliate form; arched frieze with applied pierced ornament; dial flanked by plain columns with brass capitals and bases; case surmounted by cavetto moulding; door with shaped corners, ornamented with herring-bone stringing; base plain; movement by Schofield of Rochdale.
Provenance
HIL.R.33a,b description of Hill Top by Fairy Caravan characters, (on the stairs) 'A tall clock stands half way up ...' see L. Linder - History of the Writings, p. 313.