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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Swiss
Title:Pocket watch
Date Made:18th century
Type:Timekeeping Device
Materials:silver, brass, glass, and colored enamel
Place Made:Europe; Switzerland
Measurements:Overall: 2 11/16 in x 2 1/16 in x 15/16 in; 6.8 cm x 5.2 cm x 2.4 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.1356.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Pocket watch with a white face and black Arabic numerals. Two hands; the hour hand has some decoration. The face of the watch has a colorful painting of woman in a pink and yellow dress with a crowned egg (?). Tag reads: "A wedding gift about 1800. Tuttle Northampton St."

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