Quarter-repeating, Jacquemart Watch
Artist
Maker unknown
(Swiss)
Date1822-1835
MediumSilver, oxidized silver, varicolored gold, enamel, steel
Dimensions79.4 x 54 x 22 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Frederick T. Proctor Watch Collection
Object numberPC. 238
DescriptionSilver open face quarter repeating jacquemart watchSwiss
CASE: concentric engine turning
MVT: gilt full plate, plain, bridge pierced with arched scrolls, coqueret, repeating on wire gongs by depressing pendant
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Label TextEuropeans regarded foreign countries and cultures as exotic. Therefore, those lands were often portrayed in illusory stances. The figures on this watch symbolize that romanticized, European view of Africa.