Pair-case watch by Ben Booth, British, London, ca. 1780
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1780
Pair-case watch made by Ben Booth (British, active ca. 1780), dated ca. 1780, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Silver, tortoiseshell, gilt-metal.
Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1429a, b; 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
- Silver, tortoiseshell, gilt-metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
- Materials museum
- Silver, tortoiseshell, gilt-metal
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1780
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Ben Booth (British, active ca. 1780)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Pair-case watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1429a, b
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.