Pocket watch, Robert Roskell, 1820–21
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1820–21
Pocket watch made by Robert Roskell (British, active 1790–1847), dated 1820–21, from British, Liverpool. The museum records its materials as: Case: gold; Dial: gold with gold and steel hands; Movement: partly gilded brass, partly blued steel, and diamond.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 2 7/8 × 2 × 1 3/16 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 3 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 44.18; 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: gold; Dial: gold with gold and steel hands; Movement: partly gilded brass, partly blued steel, and diamond
- Materials
- Case: gold; Dial: gold with gold and steel hands; Movement: partly gilded brass, partly blued steel, and diamond
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 7/8 × 2 × 1 3/16 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 3 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 7/8 × 2 × 1 3/16 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 3 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, Liverpool
- Date recorded
- 1820–21
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Robert Roskell (British, active 1790–1847)
- Museum attribution
- Robert Roskell
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 44.18
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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