Triple-cased watch, Firm of Clarke & Dunster, ca. 1720
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1720
Triple-cased watch made by Firm of Clarke & Dunster (partners 1703–ca. 1725/30), dated ca. 1720, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Outer case: brass and shagreen, piqué; middle case: gold; dial: white enamel; movement: gilded brass and steel with silver dust cover. Recorded dimensions: outer case: 2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm); middle case: 2 in. (5.1 cm); inner case: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 2019.140a–d; 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
- Outer case: brass and shagreen, piqué; middle case: gold; dial: white enamel; movement: gilded brass and steel with silver dust cover
- Materials
- Outer case: brass and shagreen, piqué; middle case: gold; dial: white enamel; movement: gilded brass and steel with silver dust cover
- Dimensions
- outer case: 2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm); middle case: 2 in. (5.1 cm); inner case: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
- Dimensions
- outer case: 2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm); middle case: 2 in. (5.1 cm); inner case: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1720
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Firm of Clarke & Dunster (partners 1703–ca. 1725/30)
- Museum attribution
- Firm of Clarke & Dunster
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 2019.140a–d
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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