Pendant Watch and Chatelaine
Artist
Theodore B. Starr
(American, 1877 - 1923)
Datec. 1885
MediumGold, crystal, steel, rubies, enamel
Dimensions101.6 x 34.9 x 19.1 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 1023.25.1-2
DescriptionGold pendant watch and chainSwiss movement, US case
Case: two scroll hooks on band each secured to short chain suspended from knotted gold loop on hinged hook.
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Label TextIn the late 1800s crystal watches in a spherical shape were sometimes suspended from small chatelaines. Although the movement of this watch is Swiss, the case was designed and probably made by Theodore B. Starr, a prominent New York City jeweler. Instead of encasing the back of the case in gold, Starr covered it with glass so the movement could be seen.
On the waist plaque a gold knot supports two chains from which the watch is suspended. Entwined loops were popular in jewelry and silver novelty items by the late nineteenth century.
