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name-dial watch; watch-case; watch-paper; print

Object Type: name-dial watch; watch-case; watch-paper; print
Museum number: 1958,1201.373
Escapement: verge
Description: GILT-BRASS AND SILVER PAIR-CASED VERGE WATCH WITH NAME-DIAL [OUTER CASE NOT ORIGINAL]. Verge escapement. White enamel dial with name in place of numerals. Blued steel beetle-and-poker hands. Pair cases; inner silver; outer gilt-brass. Gilt-brass pendant and outer case not original. Glass missing. Two round printed white watchpapers. Hand written numbers on reverse.
Producer name: Made by: John Wood; Case made by: IN; Print made by: W Lind
Production date: 1762 (case)
Production place: Made in: Grantham; Case made in: London (England); Dial made in: Melton Mowbray
Materials: silver (watch-case/inner); brass (watch-case/outer); gold (watch-case/outer)
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 37.20 millimetres (dial); Diameter: 50.40 millimetres (outer case); Diameter: 51.28 millimetres (watch-paper 1 (torn)); Diameter: 49.96 millimetres (watch-paper 2); Height: 25.20 millimetres; Thickness: 20.20 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Named in inscription: William Mason (dial); Named in inscription: Robert Stevenson
Associated places: Named in inscription: Melton Mowbray; Named in inscription: London (234 Bethnal Green Road)
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1958
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1958,1201.373
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.0373 (Ilbert Collection); Previous owner/ex-collection number: M311 (Ilbert Ledger)