Pair-case watch, Thomas Tompion, 1682–83
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1682–83
Pair-case watch in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 17.190.1489a, b), dated 1682–83; museum culture/maker: Thomas Tompion. Museum object record; the wider type is not yet verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- Outer case: leather with gold studs; inner case and dial: gold with blued-steel hands; movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter (outer case): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm) Diameter (inner case): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) Diameter (back plate): 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Thomas Tompion
- Museum object name
- Pair-case watch
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1489a, 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: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.