Maker: Unknown
Gilt brass outer case covered with tortoise shell.
OUTER CASE: Gilt brass outer case, brass back and bezel band, covered with tortoiseshell, its back painted a light colour. Bezel, and edge of body, with seven gilt brushed holes around edge, with a triangle of gilt pins between holes. Bezel with five of the holes, with gilt brass bushes missing. Body with five gilt bushes and six sets of gilt pins missing. Pendant slot, half in body and half in bezel.
History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Diameter: 49.5 mm
Thickness: 23.5 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1725
CE
-
1775
CE
Holes, Pins
composed of
gilt
Covering
composed of
tortoise shell
Back
composed of
paint
Back, Bezel Band
composed of
brass (alloy)
Accession number: PW.91-1923
Primary reference Number: 207525
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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