Repeating watch by Francis Perigal, British, London, for Turkish market, probably ca. 1770
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
probably ca. 1770
Repeating watch made by Movement by Francis Perigal (British, active 1741–67), dated probably ca. 1770, from British, London, for Turkish market. The museum records its materials as: Case: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with black numerals and silver hands set with diamonds; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall (with bail raised, confirmed): 2 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 7/8 in. (6.4 × 4 × 2.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1427; 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
- Case: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with black numerals and silver hands set with diamonds; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions
- Overall (with bail raised, confirmed): 2 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 7/8 in. (6.4 × 4 × 2.3 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with black numerals and silver hands set with diamonds; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions museum
- Overall (with bail raised, confirmed): 2 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 7/8 in. (6.4 × 4 × 2.3 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London, for Turkish market
- Date recorded
- probably ca. 1770
- Maker recorded
- Movement by Francis Perigal (British, active 1741–67)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Repeating watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1427
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.