A clock designed with its own pedestal, to stand in the center of a room or against a wall; also sometimes called 'column' clock or 'term' clock. Certain Renaissance clocks were made in this form, with dials on all four faces, as objects of prestige and curiosity. With the revival of clockmaking in France in the late 17th century, ensembles of large bracket clocks with matching pedestals became extremely popular. Long-pendulum clocks (pendules longue ligne) were never as popular in France as in England, and the pedestal clocks were a reasonable compromise which did not diminish the importance of the clock. Pedestal clocks might be spring-driven but pedestals could also serve to hide weights. Decoration was lavish, frequently in Boulle marquetry. After the middle of the 18th century the relegation of most clocks to the chimneypiece killed the idea of pedestals except in rare cases.