Pocket watch holder
Record status
Individual type · partial
Pocket watch holder is held by Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading (Europe). Description supplied by the holding institution: This is a Staffordshire pottery pocket watch holder, with two dancing female figures in Highland dress. It was common in the nineteenth century for a gentleman to put his pocket watch in a holder such as this at night, which would stand on the table next to his bed. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Identification
- Europeana id
- /2064107/Museu_ProvidedCHO_Museum_of_English_Rural_Life__University_of_Reading_11217
- Museum object name
- Pocket watch holder
- Holding institution
- Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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