Watch: PW.90-1923

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Watch
Case
watch case

Categories

Watches

Description

Gilt brass outer case covered with tortoise shell.

OUTER CASE: Gilt brass outer case with copper body and bezel band covered with tortoiseshell. Edge of body, and bezel, have ring of seven headless brass pins to secure shell. Pendant slot, 2/3 in body and 1/3 in bezel.

Notes

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

Legal notes

Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 47.5 mm
Thickness: 21.25 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th century
Production date: circa AD 1760

Components of the work

Covering composed of tortoise shell
Body composed of copper
Pins composed of brass (alloy)

Materials used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: PW.90-1923
Primary reference Number: 207524
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 6 January 2016 Updated: Wednesday 28 March 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

Cite this record

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:


            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Watch" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/207524 Accessed: 2022-12-09 15:23:36

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:


            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/207524
            |title=Watch
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-12-09 15:23:36|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-207524

Machine readable data

JSON Linked Art XML TXT QR code

Contact us

Your name

Please enter your name as you would like to be addressed

Email address

Please enter your email address

Object

The object accession number - this is prefilled

Query Please enter your query with as much detail as possible

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Watch stand

Watch stand

Accession Number: C.87-1928

An image of Watch

Watch

Accession Number: M/P.1-1916

An image of Watch stand

Watch stand

Accession Number: C.88-1928

An image of Watch stand

Watchstand with figure of Georgraphy

Accession Number: C.976-1928

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Votes for Women Pin Badge

Votes for Women Pin Badge

£1.00

Featured image for the project: Votes for Women Mug

Votes for Women Mug

£8.00

Featured image for the project: Votes for Women - Tote bag

Votes for Women - Tote bag

£7.50

Featured image for the project: Pin Badge, Behave Badly

Pin Badge, Behave Badly

£1.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Frank Auerbach biography

Frank Auerbach biography

Featured image for the project: CPD events

CPD events

The Fitzwilliam Museum's gallery 3 roof

Inspire: a celebration of children’s art

Featured image for the project: Scent from Nature: Beauty’s botanical origins

Scent from Nature: Beauty’s botanical origins

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...