Classical stone pedestal on top of which seated on a rock is an in-the-round depiction of Father Time, bearded winged and naked apart from a flowing loin cloth. His left-hand rests on an elevated right knee holding an hourglass while his right hand holds a scythe. The major viewpoint is for a spectator standing to the right of the statue, the view shown in photographs of other Coade versions of the figure. At Sandringham, however, he is shown frontally at the end of the north garden, which faces onto one of the house's main garden entrances. The theme of time may have been chosen both because of the quality of the statue, but also to complement the Edward VII's sundial on the southern side of the house.