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Watch in Pair Case with Military Trophy
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This watch was made by Joseph Martineau, Senior, who was active in London between 1744 and 1794. It is likely that it was made for the Spanish market or a Spanish-speaking customer as the Spanish word "DESPERTADOR" is engraved on the back of the inner case. This can be translated to "alarm" or "alarm clock", probably a nod to one of the watch's functions. In addition, a watchpaper, or a paper label, has been retained between the inner and outer cases of the watch. This paper names Robert Cooper, a watch and clock maker in Gibralter. The reverse of the watchpaper is inscribed with the numbers 27 / 3 / 85, possibly indicating that the watch was repaired by Cooper in 1785.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
58.201