Watch

ca. 1790

Not on view

The design of this watch, with its pearl-encircled, pure white enamel dial and easy-to-read Arabic numerals, is an unusually elegant one for the period. The case, too, is forward looking: it is slimmer than most contemporary watches, although not so thin as to be unable to accommodate a verge escapement.

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Exhibition History

Title: Watch
Maker: Workshop of Wetherell & Janaway (active 1785–94)
Date: ca. 1790
Culture: British, London
Medium: Case: gold, pearls, enamel, silver set with diamonds and opal; Movement: with diamond endstone
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Bequest of Laura Frances Hearn, 1917
Object Number: 17.101.65
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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