Maker: Unknown
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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