Drum Watch
Artist
Maker unknown
(German)
Date1575-1600
MediumGilt brass
Dimensions76.2 x 63.5 x 28.6 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 387
DescriptionPierced gilt metal watch case and spurious movement; GermanCase: Circular, with rounded band and domed back lid, back pierced with urn and flowers, band with running scrolls, lid with central rosette and trefoil apertures from chapters; turned pendant with loose ring; domed dial plate engraved with border of husks and hour bumps; case back with block formerly to mount bell.
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Label TextFor most of the sixteenth century, drum watches--quasi-timekeepers whose main function was to serve as a piece of jewelry--were fashionable and the most common form of watch. This watch is the earliest timepiece in the Museum's collection. It is one of 300 collected in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by brothers Thomas (1844-1920) and Frederick (1856-1929) Proctor, two of the Institute's founders. Their collection of antique European watches spans the sixteenth through the early twentieth centuries. The Proctor Watch Collection is known for its aesthetic brilliance and examples of exquisite craftsmanship.
