Pocket watch
T. Spencer
Category
Horology
Date
1770 - 1790
Materials
Gilt, Metal, Tortoiseshell
Measurements
50 mm (Diameter)20 mm (W)
Place of origin
Chelmsford
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1333405
Summary
Tortoiseshell and gilt metal pocket watch. Case monogrammed with 'J B'. Labelled as 'Edward Smith Newark. Gilt metal and tortoiseshell. Vergre c. 1780'. White paper label inside case reads, 'T. SPENCER. Watch and Clock Maker. Duke Street. Chelmsford'.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
J B
Makers and roles
T. Spencer, horologist