Details

COLEM:1979.67.BM112

Colchester Collections

clock, longcase clock

Longcase clock, 8 day arched white dial. painted corner spandrils, mahogany case. The spandrills are painted with figures of the Seasons and the arch depicts Father Time. This mahogany longcase clock was made by Thomas Hedge the 2nd in 1790. The design of the face depicts the Seasons and Father Time. The Hedge family were pivotal in the story of clockmaking in Colchester. Nathaniel, Thomas' father, left the family tradition of cloth weaving and was apprenticed to clockmaker John Smorthwait. This began the family's role in clockmaking through four generations over the following 100 years. This clock is part of the Bernard Mason collection. A prominent Colchester businessman, his collection of Colchester clocks is probably the largest concentration of clocks from a single town anywhere in Britain.

Thomas Hedge (maker)‎

Colchester, Essex

1790

steel, mahogany

height: 222.00 cm
width: 47.00 cm
depth: 24.00 cm