Repeater watch and case

Watchmaker: Thomas Tompion British

Case maker: John Northcott British

before 1682

Not on view

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Title: Repeater watch and case
Maker: Watchmaker: Thomas Tompion (British, 1639–1713)
Maker: Case maker: John Northcott (British, recorded ca. 1661)
Date: before 1682
Culture: British, London
Medium: Gilt metal, enamel; tortoiseshell, silver
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1488a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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