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Maker(s):Breguet & Fils
Culture:French
Title:Pocket watch
Date Made:ca. 1816
Type:Timekeeping Device
Materials:Silver, gold, glass, and enamel
Place Made:Europe; France; Paris
Measurements:overall: 3 in x 2 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 7.6 cm x 5.4 cm x 2.2 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.1360.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 exposed movement with decorative work on the watch face. Workings are rimmed in white, with Roman numerals I-XII. Two hands. Back is decorated with curved intersecting lines. Name of the watchmaking firm "Breguet & Fils" is carved on both the movement plate and its protective lid. Tag reads: "Breguet & Fils, 1747 to 1827. Carried in So Hadley, Mrs. C.E. Kingsbury."

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