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Maker(s):Reeve, Henry
Culture:British
Title:Watch
Date Made:17th century (late)
Type:Timekeeping
Materials:silver, brass, glass
Measurements:Overall: 2 3/8 in x 1 15/16 in x 1 1/8 in; 6 cm x 4.9 cm x 2.9 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1958.141
Credit Line:Gift of Miss Susan D. Bliss
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
An example of an English timepiece made for export to the China, this watch has a dial engraved with Chinese numbers for the hours. Oddly, the numbers 4, 5, 6, 7 8, and 9 are repeated, while numbers 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, and 12 aren’t used.

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