Gold-mounted rock-crystal watch, mid-18th century
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
mid-18th century
This gold-mounted rock-crystal watch dates to the mid-eighteenth century. Its case was probably produced in Germany, while the movement was probably manufactured in Switzerland.
The piece measures 4.2 cm (1 11/16 in.) in diameter. It is housed in the Taft Museum of Art as part of the Taft collection, accessioned under number 1932.92 (recorded under September 22, 1905).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The Taft Museum of Art is an art collection housed in a historic house at 316 Pike Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Built about 1820, the house was the home of several prominent residents, including Martin Baum, Nicholas Longworth, David Sinton, Anna Sinton Taft, and Charles Phelps Taft. The museum's collection includes this mid-eighteenth-century watch, recorded under September 22, 1905.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold (as described on the source photograph page)
Identification
- Holding institution
- Taft Museum of Art
- Serial or inventory number
- 1932.92
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
- Maker not stated on the source photograph page; requires a signed movement or case examination.
- Escapement type not documented; requires movement examination or a horological reference.
- Jewel count and calibre not documented.
- Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
- No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.