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Watch: PW.43-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown
Case maker: Feline, Frederick

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Description

Lady's verge watch in silver case.

MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'n 2841'. Balance bridge, table pierced and engraved with scrolls, polished steel coquette. Brass balance, banking pins projecting down and working against slide plate ends. Silver regulation dial engraved 'A' and 'R'. Plain cock for fusee pivot. Plain counter-potance secured to top of back plate. Turned fusee iron post. Adjustable potance, blued steel end piece to counter-potance, adjusting screw working against plate. Conical polished steel case bolt, in slot in plate. Joint replaced, and does not fit in brass edge. Pilla plate with four turned pillars with single ring and tapered towards pillar plate. Sunk centre wheel. Third wheel bar. Scratched '2841' under-dial. Fusee and chain, set-up click under dial, barrel with one lip. Verge escapement. Train planted anti-clockwise.

DIAL: White enamel on copper, counter enamel inscribed '2841', three feet. Radial Arabic quarter figure, half quarters marked with fleur-de-lis, dot minute ring, radial Arabic chapters.

CASE: Silver, insied gilt, single backed consular. HM London 1832. Case maker 'F pellet F' in oval cameo. Back engraved 'LWR' in script. Pendant, short cylindrical neck with spherical top stamped with lion and date letter. Stirrup bow stamped with lion.

Notes

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

Legal notes

Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ Switzerland

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - 1832 CE

Components of the work

Dial composed of enamel ( white, on copper) copper
Movement composed of iron steel brass (alloy)
Inside Case composed of gilt
Movement, Case composed of silver
Movement (back Plate) Diameter 30.75 mm
Movement (dial) Diameter 33.75 mm
Movement (pillar Plate) Diameter 33 mm
Case Diameter 39.5 mm Height 48 mm Thickness 17.75 mm
Movement (pillar) Height 3 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Location: Case
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: F pellet F' in oval cameo
  • Location: Case
  • Type: Maker's name
  • Text: lion and date letter
  • Location: Case
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: n 2841
  • Location: Top plate
  • Method of creation: Engraving
  • Type: Number

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PW.43-1923
Primary reference Number: 207312
No.: H 2841
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 10 December 2015 Updated: Wednesday 28 March 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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