Triple-case Clock Watch
Artist
George E. Prior
(London, England; active beginning c. 1800)
Datec. 1810
MediumGold, gilt metal, enamel, half-pearls, leather, Swiss enameling
Dimensions88.9 x 74.6 x 30.2 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Frederick T. Proctor Watch Collection
Object numberPC. 210
DescriptionGold and enamel quarter repeating tripe-case clockwatch, white enamel dials with Turkish numerals; first case pierced with foliate border and crescents, second case enameled with Turkish landscape and mosque, bordered in pearls, outer case pique with studsOn View
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Label TextBy the second half of the eighteenth century, the market for watches had expanded to the East. This triple-case watch typifies production for the Turkish market. Its dial is marked with Turkish chapters. The inner case is simply decorated, but the second case is richly ornamented with a painted enamel scene of what was thought to represent a Turkish landscape. The outer case is fitted with panels of shagreen (treated animal skin).
