A good example of a formal London brass dialed mahogany clock from the last half of the 18th century. The side fretwork in the hood is original, and the front fret is a proper replacement. Two of the three brass finials are original, and the third is an exact copy, made especially for this clock. The feet are original, with only the thin pads at each corner replaced.
Color is a warm, faded saddle brown.
The hood door frame is restored. Hour and minute hands are original, with the seconds hand restored. Weights are brass-cased lead and appear to be original, as does the pendulum. The seat board under the movement is restored, and dial and movement are original to the case. Eliezer and James Chater followed their father, James, in the clockmaking business in London in the mid 18th century.