A rosewood bracket clock with brass line inlay, brass fretted sides, a carved pagoda top, brass ball feet and leaf chased gilt metal ring handles. The eight day rack striking mechanism has a fusee movement and anchor recoil escapement. Painted glazed dial with the 12 hours in Roman numerals, blued steel stylised moon hands.

The business now known as Thwaites & Reed was founded in Rosoman Street, Clerkenwell, London in 1740 and continued there until 1780 and then from Bowling Green Lane. The company's earliest recorded commission and still in use, was a turret clock for Horseguards Parade made in 1740 but not finished until 1768. In 1816 the partnership of Thwaites & Reed was formed; John Thwaite remained at the firm's head until 1842