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

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