Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Maker:
Atkins, Robert
Case maker:
Mounier, Peter
Case maker:
Primat, Thomas
Artist:
Ryland, William
(After)
Entities
Categories
Description
Cylinder repeating watch, in gold enamelled case with chatelaine.
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'Robt Atkins LONDON 2084', also engraved on table of cap. Balance cock with pierced and engraved table, mask at neck, polished steel end plate and diamond end stone, foot engraved. Polished steel balance. Engraved slide plate with silver regulation dial, radial Arabic figures 5 to 30. Pierced fusee iron post. Case bolt in brass edge, nib at side. Potance screwed to top plate. Repeating barrel plain, screwed to top plate. Pillar plate with four turned pillars. Third wheel recess. Fusee and chain, tangent set-up under barrel, barrel with one lip. Cynlinder escapement, brass 'scape wheel. Train planted clockwise. Runners with five pinions, governed by a depthing pinion. Runners planted anti-clockwise. Polished steel hammers, planted clockwise.
REPEATING WORK: 1/4 mechanism with chain representing rack. All or nothing lever operated by lever on repeating rack. Polished English work.
BRASS EDGE: Plain fixed by bayonet catches and one fixing screw. Touch piece.
CAP: Oval table engraved as above, winding pipe, regulation semi-circular aperture. Blued steel clip.
DIAL: White enamel on copper, three feet. Radial Arabic 5 minute figures, dotted minute ring, radial Roman chapters.
HANDS: Gold, beetle and poker.
BELL: Inscribed 'Drury' on the back.
INNER CASE: Gold, London HM 1777, maker's mark incuse 'PM' and 'TP' with pellet between in rectangular cameo with cut corners. Both stamped twice. 'TP' mark over 'PM' mark in one case. Body pierced and engraved, scene at pendant and mask at 6 o'clock position. Applied flower at end of pendant. Stirrup bow.
OUTER CASE (A): Gold with enamel. With slotted round rims to emit sound. Bezel and body chased with blue translucent enamel ring, over chasing, and white enamel dots. Back with translucent orange ring, over chased rings, around oval white enamel plaque, plaque painted in dark brown scene after 'Three nymphs distressing Cupid' (by William Ryland).
CHATELAINE (B): Gold, multi-chain with enamels en suite with case.
KEY: Crank with enamelled handle en suite with case.
Legal notes
Frank Gray Smart Bequest
Components of the work
Fusee Post
composed of
iron
End Stone
composed of
diamond
Dial, Outer Case
composed of
enamel
Key
composed of
enamel
Dial
composed of
copper
Cases, Hands
composed of
gold
Movement
composed of
steel
brass (alloy)
Movement (top Plate)
Diameter 29.5 mm
Movement (pillar Plate)
Diameter 31 mm
Movement (brass Edge)
Diameter 35.5 mm
Inner Case
Diameter 41.25 mm
Height 58.25 mm
Thickness 24 mm
Chatelaine
Diameter 46 mm
Length 185 mm
Outer Case
Diameter 49.75 mm
Height 61.5 mm
Thickness 25.25 mm
Movement (pillar)
Height 4.75 mm
Movement, Case, Cap
Movement, Inner Case
Outer Case, Dial
Inscription or legends present
- Text: Robt Atkins LONDON 2084
- Location: Movement
- Method of creation: Engraved
- Type: Maker's name
- Text: London HM 1777
- Location: Inner case
- Type: Hallmark
- Text: 'PM' and 'TP' with pellet between in rectangular cameo with cut corners. Both stamped twice. 'TP' mark over 'PM' mark
- Location: Inner case
- Method of creation: Stamped
- Type: Maker's mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: M/P.65 & A & B-1913
Primary reference Number: 207233
No.: 2084
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Thursday 3 December 2015
Updated: Wednesday 14 March 2018
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
