Pair-case watch with alarm, Adam Roumeau, probably ca. 1695
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
probably ca. 1695
Pair-case watch with alarm made by Case maker: Probably Adam Roumeau (working 1687, died before 1698), dated probably ca. 1695, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case and dial: silver with blued-steel hand; movement: brass and steel.
Recorded dimensions: Diameter (outer case): 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); Diameter (inner case): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1498a, 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case and dial: silver with blued-steel hand; movement: brass and steel
- Materials
- Case and dial: silver with blued-steel hand; movement: brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Diameter (outer case): 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); Diameter (inner case): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
- Dimensions
- Diameter (outer case): 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); Diameter (inner case): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- probably ca. 1695
- Maker recorded
- Case maker: Probably Adam Roumeau (working 1687, died before 1698)
- Museum attribution
- Adam Roumeau
- Museum object name
- Pair-case watch with alarm
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1498a, 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.