Pocket Watch
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
George Child
1803 - 1840
MakerMovement made by
Thomas Fry
English
Date1818-1819
MediumSilver
ClassificationsClocks
Credit LineGift of Florence Ogle
DescriptionSmall round bull's eye type man's silver cased pocket watch, key wind on the back, with the key attached with a piece of fabric tape.
Object number1972.11.3
MarkingsStandard silver marks in the interior of the back of the case: A lion within a shield, indicating Sterling .925; what is probably a crowned leopard within a shield, indicating made in London between1478 to 1822. A third mark is a “C” within a shield, probably indicating the year as 1818.
At the center is what appear to be “C W” over an “X”. No matches for this mark have been found, more research needed.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
