Maker: Mauris, Jqs
White enamel dial with polychrome painting.
DIAL: White enamel on copper, three feet (cut off). Central time dial, with polychome painting of a figure each side of the time dial and a waterfall beneath, above 'Jqs Mauris A GENEVE', which is above a floral border. Left hand woman pointing towards name and left hand figure holding a sketch. Time dial with short line minute ring with vertical Arabic quarter numbers, dots at 5 mins., vertical Arabic chapters. Winding hole in dial at 2 o'clock. On the back is a '3' inscribed in counter enamel.
History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1790
Dial
composed of
enamel
copper
Diameter 47 mm
Time Dial
Diameter 27 mm
Accession number: PW.80-1923
Primary reference Number: 207514
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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