Watch by William Rivers, British, London, ca. 1770
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1770
Watch made by William Rivers (Clockmaker's Company 1770, master 1794, died 1820), dated ca. 1770, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Gold.
Recorded dimensions: Diam. 2-1/4 in. (5.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.101.61a–c; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Diam. 2-1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
- Materials museum
- Gold
- Dimensions museum
- Diam. 2-1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1770
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: William Rivers (Clockmaker's Company 1770, master 1794, died 1820)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.101.61a–c
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.