Pair-case watch with quarter repeating mechanism, George Graham, 1719–20
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1719–20
Pair-case watch with quarter repeating mechanism made by George Graham (British, 1673–1751), dated 1719–20, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Outer and inner cases: gold; Dial: champlevé gold; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel.
Recorded dimensions: Diameter (watch and case .62a, b): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Length (key .62c): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Length (key .62d): 1 in. (2.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 52.62a–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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Outer and inner cases: gold; Dial: champlevé gold; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Materials
- Outer and inner cases: gold; Dial: champlevé gold; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions
- Diameter (watch and case .62a, b): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Length (key .62c): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Length (key .62d): 1 in. (2.5 cm)
- Dimensions
- Diameter (watch and case .62a, b): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Length (key .62c): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Length (key .62d): 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- 1719–20
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: George Graham (British, 1673–1751)
- Museum attribution
- George Graham
- Museum object name
- Pair-case repeating watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 52.62a–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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.