Maker: Unknown
White enamel dial with polychrome painting.
DIAL: White enamel dial on copper, three feet (drilled). Dotted minute ring having four dots at quarters and larger dots as 5 min. marks, vertical Arabic chapters. Rectangular polychrome scene below centre, with on the left a ruined church with tower in front of trees, and on the right a man with a gun in front of a yellow field. On the back, painted on counter enamel '20 3/4' and 'ui'.
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
Production date:
circa
AD 1790
Dial
composed of
enamel
copper
Diameter 44 mm
Scene
Diameter 20 mm
Height 9 mm
Dial, Feet
Accession number: PW.77-1923
Primary reference Number: 207511
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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