Pocket watch
Robert Roskell · 1820–21
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What the record supports
This pocket watch, attributed to Robert Roskell, was created between 1820 and 1821. It is primarily composed of a gold case and dial, with gold and steel hands. The movement features partly gilded brass, partly blued steel, and a diamond. Its overall dimensions are 2 7/8 × 2 × 1 3/16 inches (7.3 × 5.1 × 3 cm), with a back plate diameter of 1 5/8 inches (4.1 cm).
Classified under Horology within the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department, the watch was an anonymous gift in memory of Henry L. Phillips in 1944. The catalogue record provides no information regarding Robert Roskell's nationality, birth year, or death year. No provenance details are supplied.
No exhibition history or literature specific to this object is provided in the catalogue data. The artist's description and external authority identifiers (QID) are available, but additional biographical details for Robert Roskell are missing from the supplied records.
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