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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.
History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Diameter: 47.5 mm
Thickness: 21.25 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1922)
by
Perceval, Spencer George
18th century
Production date:
circa
AD 1760
Covering composed of tortoise shell Body composed of copper Pins composed of brass (alloy)
Accession number: PW.90-1923
Primary reference Number: 207524
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Watch"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/207524 Accessed: 2022-08-09 23:29:53
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|title=Watch
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-08-09 23:29:53|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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