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Source Description
The case has been deeply embossed with the Triumph of Mordecai (an Old Testament story popularized in Jean Racine's 1698 drama Esther). The composition is taken from a cartoon (preparatory study) for a tapestry painted by Jean-François de Troy in 1739.The movement's backplate is inscribed "Perigal London no. 1501," referring either to John or Francis Perigal. The latter was watchmaker to King George III. The watchcase originally contained a printed sales ticket from Robert Cooper, a clock and watchmaker on the island of Gibraltar.
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Document identity
localId
18734
label
Watch in Pair Case with the Triumph of Mordecai
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
18734
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Watch in Pair Case with the Triumph of Mordecai
description
The case has been deeply embossed with the Triumph of Mordecai (an Old Testament story popularized in Jean Racine's 1698 drama Esther). The composition is taken from a cartoon (preparatory study) for a tapestry painted by Jean-François de Troy in 1739.The movement's backplate is inscribed "Perigal London no. 1501," referring either to John or Francis Perigal. The latter was watchmaker to King George III. The watchcase originally contained a printed sales ticket from Robert Cooper, a clock and watchmaker on the island of Gibraltar.
provenance
Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870); Tiffany and Company, New York, prior to 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown] (on 1893 list, no. 79); Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1770
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
cases
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] On backplate of movement: Perigal London no. 1501
dynasty
House of Hanover
reign
George III (1760-1820)
med
gold
creator_ids
15437
15438
15439
15436
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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82ec2ecbce289933