Description
Robert Cooper, a watchmaker on Gibraltar, sold this London-made watch in Spain.
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Transcription] Paper label: Robt. Cooper CLOCK and watchmaker in Gibralter; [Engraving] On backplate: Joseph Martineau Senr. London 2705; [Engraved] On case: Desperatador [Translation] alarum (or alarm signal)
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
