1 | Hood or Bonnet - houses the clock mechanism. In this example a brass 8-day movement. |
2 | Finial - a wood or brass decorative element. This example shows brass ball-and-spire finials. |
3 | Fretwork - a decorative cresting that varies by region. This is a pierced pattern of the early Boston style. |
4 | Plinth or Chimney - decorative elements, usually supports the finial. |
5 | Moon Phase – a revolving disk that displays the phases of the moon cycle. |
6 | Lunette - the arched upper portion of the dial. |
7 | Hemisphere - decorative terrestrial maps, part of the moon phase function. |
8 | Dial Door Lock - restricts access to dial and hands. The "dial" is the clock face |
9 | Spandrels - decorative painted or applied corner frame elements. |
10 | Hood Columns – standing decorative corner elements, usually with brass or wood turned capitals at the top and bases at the bottom. The columns are often embellished with fluted or reeded grooves. |
11 | Seconds Hand or Second Bit – displays the seconds. |
12 | Dial Door – glazed, hinged door protects the dial and movement. |
13 | Winding Hole and Arbor - a key is inserted here to raise the weights that drive the clock movement, one for each function or train, time and strike. |
14 | Column Capital - cast brass decorations. |
15 | Calendar Aperture – cutout in dial face to reveal a revolving calendar wheel that indicates the day of the month. |
16 | Line Inlay or String Inlay - lightwood decoration from the Chippendale and Federal periods. |
17 | Quarter Columns – quarter-round corner treatment often inlaid or carved with flutes or reeding. |
18 | Lock Escutcheon - frames the door locks. |
19 | Case Door or Pendulum Door - allows access to weights and pendulum. |
20 | Column Base - cast brass decorations. These are sometimes made of turned wood or pressed brass. |
21 | Waist Section or Trunk - the central portion of the case. |
22 | Waist Molding - a decorative and structural element that joins the base. |
23 | Brass Stop-Fluting - a decorative treatment with brass rods installed in the base of the fluting. Common on ”Roxbury case" clocks such as this example. |
24 | Base Section - the lower box portion of the case. |
25 | Base Panel – this example veneered with figured mahogany |
26 | Inlaid Oval or Paterae - one of the varied decorative elements inlaid into the surfaces of early clock cases. |
27 | Base Molding - a decorative and structural treatment that supports the feet. |
28 | Clock Foot - typically a bracket or French style foot. Later clocks have turned feet. |