Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Maker:
Lowndes, Isaac
Entities
Categories
Description
Verge watch movement
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'Lowndes in Pallmall London'. Balance cock with table pierced and engraved with ears, foot pierced and engraved with wavy edge. Steel balance. Silver regulation dial, Arabic figures 1 to 4. Pierced fusee iron post. Case bolt, in slot in plate and brass edge, nib under dial. Potance, side engraved, riveted to plate. Counter-potance with decorative foot, riveted to plate, side engraved with straight lines. Pillar plate with four narrow tulip pillars, small slot next to case bolt, for original case bolt. Under dial fusee arbor squared, 'T' stamp next to barrel arbor, scratched arrow outwards from barrel pivot. Joint cut off at edge of plate. Split fusee and chain with tangent set-up under barrel, barrel with two lips. Second wheel arbour decoratively turned, third and contrate arbours plain. Verge escapement. Train planted anti-clockwise.
BRASS EDGE: Flat and large diameter with joint (replacement).
DIAL: White enamel on copper, three feet. Ladder minute circle with diamond marks at quarters, radial Roman chapters.
HANDS: None
Notes
History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)
Legal notes
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Components of the work
Dial
composed of
enamel
( white)
copper
Movement
composed of
iron
silver
steel
Thickness 20.5 mm
Movement (top Plate)
Diameter 37.25 mm
Movement (pillar Plate)
Diameter 38 mm
Movement (brass Edge)
Diameter 45.5 mm
Movement (pillar)
Height 9 mm
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 'Lowndes in Pallmall London'
- Location: Movement
- Method of creation: Engraved
- Type: Maker's name
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: PW.72-1923
Primary reference Number: 207506
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Wednesday 6 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
