Watch and chatelaine

18th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 512

There are five Perigals listed in the eighteenth-century records of the London Clockmakers’ Company. This watch may have been made by the founder of the family, Francis Perigal (active 1741–70), who had a shop in the Royal Exchange, or by his son, also named Francis (active 1748–75).

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Title: Watch and chatelaine
Maker: Probably by Francis Perigal (British, active 1741–67)
Date: 18th century
Culture: British, London, for Turkish market
Medium: Case: gold, enamel, diamonds; Dial: enamel, silver hands, set with diamonds; Movement: with diamond endstone
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (14.6 × 5.8 × 2.9 cm);
Diameter (watch case, confirmed): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1439a–c
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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