IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 207185 accession number: M/P.53 & A & B-1913 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Wednesday 2 December 2015 updated: Wednesday 14 March 2018 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Verge watch in silver gilt pair case, with associated filigree outer case. MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'G. Conway London 62381'. Balance cock, table pierced and engraved with vase from neck and central flower, foot engraved. Polished steel balance. Slide plate engraved, silver regulation dial engraved 1 to 6 in Arabic figures. Fusee iron post turned. Plain winged polished steel case bolt, nib in brass edge. Potance, foot with moulding at end, screwed to plate, foot and inside of plate marked with three centre pop marks. Counter-potance riveted to plate. Pillar plate with four turned pillars with central cylindrical portion and rib and tapered ends. Under-dial set-up clock, plate stamped 'S'. Fusee and chain, barrel with one lip, set-up clock under dial. Verge escapement. Train planted anti-clockwise. BRASS EDGE: Gilt brass, three feet, scratched on plate side 'WHP 3/1/02'. DIAL: White enamel on copper, three feet, counter enamel marked in red '10'. Ladder minute ring, diamonds at quarters, radial Roman chapters. HANDS: Gold, beetle and poker. INNER CASE: Silver gilt, plain body and bezel. Inside of body stamped with maker's mark 'NI' in rectangle, London H.M. 1792 with Duty Mark. Inside scratched '1.02,5', '576' with 'o/22/j' and 'GA'. Cylindrical pendant, half thickness cut away at back bottom, plain cylindrical top. Plain stirrup bow. OUTER CASE (A): Gold, filigree. WATCH PAPER (B): Printed paper with Royal coat of arms at top with pritned under 'Alexr Mowat & Son/Watch & Clock/Makers/7 Duiet Street/Bath' and around edge, at top 'To her Majesty's commissioners of works & public buildings'; at bottom 'chronometers repaired and adjusted'. On the back is written 'Decr 8th. 1857'. title: watch LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Frank Gray Smart creditline: Frank Gray Smart Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/207185 CATEGORIES ------ category: watches DATING ------ creation date: 1790 - 1830 creation date earliest: 1790 creation date latest: 1830 culture: 18th Century-19th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Conway, G. maker: Unknown CITATIONS -------- Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World ---