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Watch: PW.77-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

White enamel dial with polychrome painting.

DIAL: White enamel dial on copper, three feet (drilled). Dotted minute ring having four dots at quarters and larger dots as 5 min. marks, vertical Arabic chapters. Rectangular polychrome scene below centre, with on the left a ruined church with tower in front of trees, and on the right a man with a gun in front of a yellow field. On the back, painted on counter enamel '20 3/4' and 'ui'.

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

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1790

Components of the work

Dial composed of enamel copper Diameter 44 mm
Scene Diameter 20 mm Height 9 mm
Dial, Feet

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: '20 3/4' and 'ui'
  • Location: Dial, back
  • Method of creation: Painted
  • Type: Marks

Identification numbers

Accession number: PW.77-1923
Primary reference Number: 207511
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 6 January 2016 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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