Maker

Edward East

Maker name as recorded in the holding museum's catalogue: “Clockmaker: Edward East (British, 1602–1697)”. Biographical and business details beyond that record have not been independently verified.

Kind: watchmaker
Country: United Kingdom

Entries are linked to a maker only where the museum or collection record names that maker; attributed, workshop and uncertain names are not linked.

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3 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1635 – 1660

3 entries with their own date

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Catalogue entries (3)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

pocket watches

Watch and key, Edward East, ca. 1640

ca. 1640

Watch and key made by Edward East (British, 1602–1697), dated ca. 1640, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Silver, gilded brass, blued steel. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1483a, b; details are those of this muse…

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Watch by Edward East, British, London, ca. 1640

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

pocket watches

Watch by Edward East, British, London, ca. 1640

ca. 1640

Watch made by Edward East (British, 1602–1697), dated ca. 1640, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Outer and inner cases: silver, with a plain silver dial; movement: gilded brass, silver, and steel, partly blued. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm).

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Partial type record

Table or bracket clock, Edward East, ca. 1665

The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964

clocks

Table or bracket clock, Edward East, ca. 1665

ca. 1665

Table or bracket clock made by Edward East (British, 1602–1697), dated ca. 1665, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: ebonized fruitwood and rosewood with ebony moldings; Dial: gilded brass and silver; Movement: brass and steel. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 14 9/16 × 11 11/16 × 6 1/4 in.…

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Partial type record

Entries by catalogue category

Pocket Watches2
Clocks and Sundials1

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Materials recorded in the physical descriptions

Brass3
Silver3
Steel3

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