Maker: Atherton, Thomas
Skeletonised verge watch in pair case, made for display.
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement with top plate skeletonised and signed around edge 'THOS ATHERTON LIVERPOOL 1533'. Balance cock with replaced solid oval table and original engraved foot, fixed with two screws. Polished steel balance. Silver semi circle slide plate under balance, ring slide with index towards edge of plate, no index scale. Pierced fusee iron post, fusee iron split to provide integral spring. Blued steel case bolt and spring with flat decorative foot, nib in brass edge. Potance and counter-potance riveted to top plate. Pillar plate with three square baluster pillars, centre wheel recessed, third wheel bar. Fusee and chain, tangent set up, barrel end pierced with six arms to expose spring, wound through dial. Verge escapement.
BRASS EDGE: Three feet.
DIAL: White enamel on copper, three feet. Outer 'ladder' minute circle, radial Roman chapters. Winding hole at 4 o'clock.
HANDS: Gold spade hour ad gilt poker minute.
INNER CASE: Silver with glazed back. Outside of band with step.
OUTER CASE (A): Silver, plain. HM London 1774. Maker's mark 'H B', in rectangular cameo with zig-zag edge.
History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1774
: Case 1774, movement circa 1790?
Dial
composed of
enamel
( white, on copper)
copper
Movement
composed of
iron
steel
Hands
composed of
gold
Movement, Cases
composed of
silver
Movement, Brass Edge
composed of
brass (alloy)
Inner Case Bottom
composed of
glass
Movement (back Plate)
Movement (pillar Plate)
Movement (brass Edge)
Inner Case
Outer Case
Movement (pillar)
Accession number: PW.28 & A-1923
Primary reference Number: 207297
No.: 9289
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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