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Watch: PW.84-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Shagreened covered outer case.

OUTER CASE: Gilt metal outer case with brass back and bezel band, green shagreen covering to back and bezel. Back and bezel shagreen decorated towards edge with nine sets of three decorative gilt pins with single pin between sets of three. All pins present, two chips of shagreen surface missing from edge on back at hinge. Pendant slot in body only.

Notes

History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)

Legal notes

Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 48.5 mm
Thickness: 20.25 mm
Width: 49.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1750 CE - 1800 CE

Components of the work

Covering composed of shagreen

Materials used in production

Gilt metal

Identification numbers

Accession number: PW.84-1923
Primary reference Number: 207518
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 6 January 2016 Updated: Wednesday 28 March 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Watch" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/207518 Accessed: 2024-03-28 14:52:08

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