Pendant Watch

late 19th-early 20th century

3 cm 4.5 cm 0.8 cm

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The decoration on the dail and back of this platinum watch recalls ancient cameos but also due to the blue and white color the jasperware plaques made by Josiah Wedgwood. The figures may depict the four seasons: summer and fall on the dial, and spring and winter on the reverse...

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Henry Walters [date and mode of acqusition unknown]; Mrs. Jean Walters Delano Edgell (1889-1953) (Henry's niece) by gift, before 1931; Mr. Henry Walters Edgell, Manchester, New Hampshire [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. Elizabeth Edgell, February 9, 1986, by gift [from her husband, Mr. Henry Walters Edgell]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
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