Watch

Watchmaker: Robert Roskell British

Case maker: Probably Thomas Hilsby

early 19th century

Not on view

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Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: Robert Roskell (British, active 1790–1847)
Maker: Case maker: Probably Thomas Hilsby (working 1794)
Date: early 19th century
Culture: British, Liverpool
Medium: Gold, enamel
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of Miss Elizabeth M. Greenfield, 1910
Object Number: 10.24a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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