Watch and chatelaine, Francis Perigal, 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Watch and chatelaine made by Probably by Francis Perigal (British, active 1741–67), dated 18th century, from British, London, for Turkish market. The museum records its materials as: Case: gold, enamel, diamonds; Dial: enamel, silver hands, set with diamonds; Movement: with diamond endstone. Recorded dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (14.6 × 5.8 × 2.9 cm); Diameter (watch case, confirmed): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1439a–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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: gold, enamel, diamonds; Dial: enamel, silver hands, set with diamonds; Movement: with diamond endstone
- Materials
- Case: gold, enamel, diamonds; Dial: enamel, silver hands, set with diamonds; Movement: with diamond endstone
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 5 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (14.6 × 5.8 × 2.9 cm); Diameter (watch case, confirmed): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 5 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (14.6 × 5.8 × 2.9 cm); Diameter (watch case, confirmed): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London, for Turkish market
- Date recorded
- 18th century
- Maker recorded
- Probably by Francis Perigal (British, active 1741–67)
- Museum attribution
- Francis Perigal
- Museum object name
- Watch with chatelaine
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1439a–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
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