Form Watch
Artist
Maker unknown
(Swiss)
Datec. 1820
MediumGold, half-pearls, enamel, steel, silver
Dimensions39.7 x 38.1 x 9.5 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Object numberPC. 358
DescriptionEnamelled gold verge watch in the form of a lamb, the reverse showing him from the rear and lying next to a shepherdess' straw hat filled with flowers and a crook tied with a blue ribbon. escapement: gilt, full plate, bridge pierced with spokes, coqueret, silvered regulation disc.
Swiss
mvt: gilt, full plate, bridge pierced with spokes, coqueret, silvered regulation disc
Case: realistically shaped and painted as a lamb, the reverse showing him from the rear and lying next to a sheperdess' straw hat filled with flowers and a crook tied with a blue ribbon.
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Label TextSince animals were not a common motif on early nineteenth-century form watches, this watch in the form of a lamb may have been made especially for a young person.
