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Watch: PW.107-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Small silver framed black outer case, covered in black shagreen.

OUTER CASE: Silver frame with brass back and bezel covered with black shagreen. Bezel covered in black shagreen with ring of eighty-eight plain headed silver pins (one missing). Body covered with black shagreen with ring of eighty-three plain headed silver pins (three missing). Centre of back with large decoration made in small and large headed silver pins. Pendant slot 2/3 in body and 1/3 in bezel.

Notes

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

Legal notes

Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 38.5 mm
Thickness: 20.75 mm
Width: 38.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
Circa 1675 CE - 1699 CE

Components of the work

Frame, Pins composed of silver

Materials used in production

black Shagreen
Brass (alloy)

Identification numbers

Accession number: PW.107-1923
Primary reference Number: 207541
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 7 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

Citation for print

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