Oignon Watch
Artist
Helie Boursault
(French, active Paris)
Date1675-1700
MediumSilver
Dimensions76.2 x 63.5 x 30.2 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Frederick T. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 218
DescriptionSilver "oignon"Case- plain w/ concentive turned rings on the back, loose ring pendant
Movement: typical "oignon" ie. large pierced balance bridge chased with scrolls strapwork shell and birds, b.s.rack and pinion regulator with silver index, Egyptian pillar.
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Label TextSeventeenth-century technical advances, which resulted in more accurate timekeeping, required thicker cases to accommodate improved mechanisms. This structural change resulted in the appearance of a new French model, known in that country as the oignon (onion) and in England as the turnip.
