Accession No
1906.133
Description
A silver watch by T. Samson, London, with original convex glass; the single silver case of Dutch English workmanship is decorated in repoussé; and the silver key has a decorated, oblong plate.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; London
Period
Post Medieval 18th century 1787
Source
von Hügel, Eliza Margaret (Baroness) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1906.133
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found in a cardboard box of six watches/watch parts and cases (1883.750, 1902.14.1, 1906.286.1-3, 1906.287.1-2, 1915.167.1-2, TEMP.00865), plus the display board for 1906.133 (object missing).
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Accession register entry: 'A silver watch by T. Samson, London, with original convex glass; the single silver case of Dutch English workmanship is decorated in repoussé; and the silver key has a decorated, oblong plate.'
Event Date 1906
Author: David Kay
Context (Display)
This object used to be mounted on a wooden display board. A handwritten label affixed to the back of the board reads: 'Watch in silver case, by T. Samson, London, 1787; and silver key. The Baroness A. von Hügel ,1906. [A.1906.133.]'. Also written on the back of the board in pencil: '[Illegible] made by T. Samson, London in the year 1787. Britten mentions a Samuel Samson of Westminster, who made watches of this kind in repoussé - [illegible] cases for the Dutch market. A.1906.133. Silver Watch. Baroness A. von Hügel'.
Event Date 26/3/2019
Author: David Kay
FM:283513
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