Longcase clock
Ninyon Wilmshurst (1707 - 1785)
Category
Horology
Date
circa 1740 - 1770
Materials
Brass, Wood
Measurements
2005 mm (H)470 mm (W)279 mm (D)
Place of origin
Brighthelmstone
Order this imageCollection
Max Gate, Dorset
NT 90205
Summary
Longcase clock, the brass dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, engraved birds within the dial and cast pierced corner spandrels, signed with the maker's name, Ninyon Wilmshurst / Brighthelmstone, in a circle in the arch, flanked by sea serpents. Plain stained oak case with tall arched trunk door, with flat-topped hood, columns at the side of the hood door and at the rear.
Marks and inscriptions
Ninyon Wilmshurst Brighthelmstone
Makers and roles
Ninyon Wilmshurst (1707 - 1785), maker