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Maker(s):Gervais, Daniel
Title:Pocket watch
Date Made:late 18th century
Type:Timekeeping Device
Materials:silver, gold, glass, and enamel
Place Made:Europe
Measurements:overall: 3 1/8 in x 2 5/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 7.9 cm x 5.9 cm x 3.2 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.1364.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:
Tarnished, thick pocket watch. Small white face with black Roman numerals for the hour, and Arabic numerals around the rim for the second. Two gold hands ending in teardrops. Tag reads: "Was carried in Burma by Rev. J.T. Elwell from 1877 to 1880" on the one side; "1/4 repeated. From 1775 to 1800, Daniel Gervais" on the flip side.

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