CLOCK Mahogany case inlaid with coloured woods, the inlay including the inscription 'FESTINA LENTE'. The dial of copper Designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott Made by J P White, The Pyghtle Works, Bedford, about 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
about 1900
Mahogany case inlaid with coloured woods, the inlay including the inscription 'FESTINA LENTE'. The design for this clock is one of over 80 furniture designs by Baillie Scott featured in a catalogue of his work called A Book of Furniture , produced in 1901.
The catalogue was produced by J.P. White, the high class joinery firm of the Pyghtle Works, Bedford, who manufactured much of Baillie Scott’s work. As with many Arts and Crafts clocks, this clock bears text appropriate to the theme of ‘Time’. The Latin inscription, ‘FESTINA LENTE’, translates as ‘hurry slowly’.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 51 cm; Width 31.5 cm; Depth 16.7 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Case of mahogany, inlaid with stained woods. The dial of copper
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Bedfordshire
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O110574
- Museum object number
- W.7-1953
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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