Richard Colston / WATCH with balance spring mechanism / about 1685

Richard Colston
WATCH with balance spring mechanism
about 1685
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Creator Name: Colston, Richard
Creator Dates/Places: working ca. 1682 - 1702
Creator Name-CRT: Richard Colston
Creator Name: Delander, Nathaniel
Creator Dates/Places: active about 1668-1691
Creator Name-CRT: Nathaniel Delander
Title: WATCH with balance spring mechanism
View: front
Creation Date: about 1685
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: Silver inner case and dial; tortoiseshell outer case decorated in silver piqué work
Dimensions: 6.4 x 3.5 x 5.1
Inscriptions: Movement numbered 281; with the arms of Strickland of Boynton, East Yorkshire
AMICA Contributor: The Victoria and Albert Museum
Owner Location: London, England
ID Number: 635:2-1864
Copyright: Permission for educational use only granted by the Victoria and Albert Museum 2003
Rights: http://www.vam.ac.uk
Context - Place: East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Context - Place: London, United Kingdom
AMICA ID: VAM_.635:2-1864
Measurement Dimension: width
Measurement Value: 6.4
Measurement Unit: cm
Measurement Dimension: depth
Measurement Value: 3.5
Measurement Dimension: diameter
Measurement Value: 5.1
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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