Watch and Pair Case
1625-1640 (made), after 1625-1650 (altered)
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Enamelled gold watch case, engraved on the case the Stuart Royal Arms in Garter, with crested helm and supporters, and monogram 'C.R.', inscribed 'This watch was a present from the King to the Earl of Monteith'. Made in Western Europe, about 1625-40. Movement and dial later replaced by Arlander Dobson, (d.1772) in about 1750.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Case: gold with 'ronde bosse' enamel; later protecting case: silver |
| Brief description | Enamelled gold watch case, engraved on the case the Stuart Royal Arms in Garter, with crested helm and supporters, and monogram 'C.R.', inscribed 'This watch was a present from the King to the Earl of Monteith'. Made in Western Europe, about 1625-40. Movement and dial later replaced by Arlander Dobson, (d.1772) in about 1750. |
| Object history | It would appear that the watch originally belonged to Charles I (beheaded in 1649) and was later presented by Charles II to William Graham, 19th Earl of Monteith (1661-94). |
| Production | Later enamel dial and movement by Arlander Dobson, London, no. 1736, about 1750. Later protecting silver case, 1650-1700 |
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| Accession number | 446A-1884 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2005 |
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