Maker: L'Aine, Girardier
Painted enamel dial.
DIAL: White enamel on copper, three feet (two drilled, one pulled off). Small central time dial with polychrome painting surrounding. Outer painting shows a volcano over some water above a rock signed 'Girardier l'aine' to the left. There is a hole to the left of the time dial where a dial foot has been pulled out. Two people are looking over the time dial towards the volcano on the right. The time dial has a short line minute ring, 3 dots at quarters and a dot at 5 mins., vertical Arabic chapters. Winding hole at 2 o'clock.
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 47.25 mm
Time Dial
Diameter 24.25 mm
Accession number: PW.82-1923
Primary reference Number: 207516
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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