Watch: PW.97-1923

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Watch
Case
watch case

Categories

Watches

Description

Outer gilt brass case covered in tortoiseshell.

OUTER CASE: Worn gilt brass case, replaced back. Bezel and body covered with tortoiseshell. Bezel strip with ring of twenty-three pins (six missing) of various types, some gold. The body covered in tortoiseshell, with rings of twenty-four pins (nine missing) of various types, some gold. Both the bezel and body have unused holes for a different pattern of pins. Pendant slot in body with nick in bezel. Loose watch glass inside case.

Notes

History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)

Legal notes

Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 53 mm
Thickness: 22.25 mm
Width: 54.75 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

17th Century, Mid#
Circa 1625 CE - Circa 1675 CE

Materials used in production

Gilt brass
Tortoise shell

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: PW.97-1923
Primary reference Number: 207531
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 7 January 2016 Updated: Wednesday 28 March 2018

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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