Pair-case watch and key

Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs British

1770

Not on view

This watch is a standard product of an excellent period and place for watchmaking. While the case is quite plain, it is pleasingly proportioned and bears a full set of hallmarks.

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Provenance

Title: Pair-case watch and key
Maker: Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64)
Maker: Case maker: possibly John Higginbotham
Date: 1770
Culture: British, London
Medium: Silver; painted enamel; brass and steel
Dimensions: Diameter (with outer case): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter (backplate): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1988
Object Number: 1988.321a–c
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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