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Watch: PW.98 & A-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Outer gilt brass case and inner bezel case.

INNER CASE: Bezel only. Gilt brass, flat rim with recess on outside for glass.

OUTER CASE (A): Worn gilt brass case, with bezel and body covering missing. Bezel with some pin (?) holes, body with some pin (?) holes at the edge

Notes

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

Legal notes

Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Mid-18th Century#
Circa 1725 CE - Circa 1875 CE

Components of the work

Case (inner Bezel) Diameter 38.75 mm Diameter 47 mm
Outer Case Diameter 60 mm Thickness 24.5 mm Width 61.25 mm

Materials used in production

Gilt brass

Identification numbers

Accession number: PW.98 & A-1923
Primary reference Number: 207532
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 7 January 2016 Updated: Wednesday 28 March 2018 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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