Watch and chatelaine
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1779-1780
This object is a pair-cased watch suspended from a matching chatelaine, crafted in enamelled gold. Produced in London between 1779 and 1780 by an unknown maker, the set bears London hallmarks for that period.
The chatelaine and watch are decorated with blue enamel backgrounds, gold filigree-style patterning, and painted enamel vignettes. The decorative iconography includes scenes depicting Cupids inspiring writing, playing with a dove, and lighting a torch at an altar of love. Connected by chains with enameled floral links and swivel clasps, the ensemble carries the round watch at its base, which features a white dial with Roman numeral hour markers.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Enamelled gold
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Unknown
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Watch and chatelaine
- Museum object number
- M.294:1 to 3-1919
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.