Maker: Unknown
Gilt brass outer case covered with black shagreen.
OUTER CASE: Gilt brass outer case, copper back and bezel band, covered in black shagreen. Ring of plain gilt brass pins on bezel and body, single decorative gilt brass pin in centre of back. Back dome of copper. Body with five pins missing. Bezel with five pins missing. Pendant slot with half in body and half in bezel.
History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Diameter: 56 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1725
CE
-
1775
CE
Covering
composed of
shagreen
( black)
Back
composed of
copper
Accession number: PW.88-1923
Primary reference Number: 207522
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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