Pair-case Watch
Artist
Stoakes
(British)
Datec. 1750
MediumSilver, parcel-gilt
Dimensions66.7 x 50.8 x 30.5 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Frederick T. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 222
DescriptionRepousse silver paircase verge watchGilt, Dutch-style bridge pierced with scrolls, square baluster pillars, silvered regulation disc
Case: outer: repousse with classical scene of figure with cornucopia, before seated figure with another with a club (?) behind; within border of scrolls and flowers
inner: plain
On View
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Label TextOn the outer case of this watch, Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, is seated with two attendants. The one to her right holds a cornucopia, symbolizing the bountiful harvest.
