Watch
ca.1777 (made)
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Gold watch decorated with diamonds, mounted in the middle case with an enamel plaque signed and dated 1777 by Pierre François Marcinhès of Geneva. The movement signed 'Justin Vulliamy, London, uin', with casemaker's mark 'PM' for Peter Mounier, London
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold decorated with diamonds with an enamel plaque |
| Brief description | Gold watch decorated with diamonds, mounted in the middle case with an enamel plaque signed and dated 1777 by Pierre François Marcinhès of Geneva. The movement signed 'Justin Vulliamy, London, uin', with casemaker's mark 'PM' for Peter Mounier, London |
| Physical description | Gold watch decorated with diamonds, mounted in the middle case with an enamel plaque signed and dated 1777 by Pierre François Marcinhès of Geneva. The movement signed 'Justin Vulliamy, London, uin', with casemaker's mark 'PM' for Peter Mounier, London |
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| Credit line | Lent by Barclays PLC |
| Historical context | The enamel plaque depicts a scxene adapted from Sir Joshua Reynolds of Miss Morris as 'Hope Nursing Love', exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1769. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:BARCLAYS BANK.2 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2005 |
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