Pair-case watch and key, Stephen Gibbs, 1770
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1770
Pair-case watch and key made by Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64), dated 1770, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Silver; painted enamel; brass and steel. Recorded dimensions: Diameter (with outer case): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter (backplate): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1988.321a–c; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Silver; painted enamel; brass and steel
- Materials
- Silver; painted enamel; brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Diameter (with outer case): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter (backplate): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
- Dimensions
- Diameter (with outer case): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter (backplate): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- 1770
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64)
- Museum attribution
- Stephen Gibbs
- Museum object name
- Pair-case watch and key
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1988.321a–c
Catalogue references
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Research required
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