watch

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human history

Other Name
verge watch
Description
watch with shagreen case with gold nails, verge watch with large pierced balance bridge, fusee and chain, turned pillars, balance spring with two turns, gilt dial with white enamel cartouches and black numerals, single hand, shagreen case with gold nails on outside, bull's eye glass.
Place
Paris/France
Accession Number
1932.233
Accession Date
26 May 1932
Other Id
657 (1885 Mackelvie Catalogue)
17713 (ethnology)
H82 (horology)
Department
Applied Arts and Design
Display Room
Mackelvie and Asian Ceramics East & West

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Display location
Mackelvie and Asian Ceramics East & West
Credit Line
collection of the Mackelvie Trust Board, Auckland, 1885, (657), on loan to Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1932.233, H82, 17713,
Collection
Mackelvie Trust Board
Primary Maker
Zacharie Martinot
Place
Paris/France
Date
Circa 1640
18th Century
Period
Louis XIII (1610 -1643)/Bourbon Dynasty (1589 - 1793)/French reign
Signature/marks
not marked
Media
enamel/coating (material)
shagreen/leather/animal material
gold/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material
brass gilt/gilding (material)/metal/inorganic material
Measurement Description
dia 53 mm
Measurement Reading
53mm
Classification
Watch
Timekeeping T&E
05 Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Last Update
16 Oct 2023

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