calendar watch
- Museum number
- 1958,1201.1756
- Description
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SILVER PAIR-CASED CYLINDER WATCH WITH DATE INDICATOR.
Cylinder escapement.
Enamel dial; day-of-month.
Gold spade hands; minute hand tip missing.
Gilt-brass dust-cap.
Silver pair cases.
Outer case lined with red silk.
- Production date
- 1770-1794
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 52.70 millimetres (dial)
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Diameter: 58.10 millimetres (inner case)
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Diameter: 65.60 millimetres (outer case)
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Thickness: 25.80 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- The fake London hallmarks have a date letter 'R' in which the cameo surround follows the letter. This same date letter appears on a number of examples of Eardley Norton watches in the collections - 1958, 1201.570, 1958,1201.575, 1958,1201.1759, 1958,1201.1762 and 1958, 1201.1766.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
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Latest: 4 (Jun 1996)
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2 (1994)
- Acquisition date
- 1958
- Acquisition notes
- Following the successful acquisition of the celebrated Ilbert collection of clocks (1958,1006 collection), prints and other related materials made possible by the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE Ilbert's watches were then acquired using funds provided by Gilbert Edgar, public donations and government funds.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1958,1201.1756
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.1756 (Ilbert Collection)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: F118 (Ilbert Ledger)