Watch

Artist T. Howard & Co.

Date1800s

Terms

Pocket Watches
Glass
Gold
Velvet
Boston

Dimensions4.7 × 6.7 × 5.07 cm (1 7/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)

Object numberPER1834

DescriptionGold pocket watch with hour, minute, and second hands. Circular in shape. Roman numeral numbers. Center of the watch face is engraved filigree and floral design. Gold loop at the top. The back of the watch has engraved filigree and floral designs around the edge, with vertical stripes through the center. In the very center is a small filigree plaque shape, possibly a place for initials or engravings. There is a hinge on one side to open it. The watch rests in a green velvet box, with purple lining. Inside the box was the glass front to the watch which has since fallen off.