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Renaissance-revival lady's pocket watch
Tiffany & Co. (American, active 1837–present)
American (Swiss works)
about 1890
Medium/Technique
Gold, silver, enamel, diamond, and crystal
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 5 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Susan B. Kaplan in honor of Yvonne J. Markowitz and her decades of service to the MFA
Accession Number2008.27
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Timepieces
DescriptionThis ladies' pocket watch features a chased and engraved gold dial with enamel Roman numerals spaced by blue enamel fleur-de-lis. The bezel has a stylized foliate design that encloses a lever escapement movement. The reverse incorporates a pair of profile enamel portraits framed by rose-cut diamonds set in a scrolling, pierced grillework. The case is unmarked but was in all liklihood made in France for Tiffany & Co. The watch was once owned by Mrs. Clara Hunt Snow (1843-1909) of Brockton, Massachusetts and was handed down in the family. There is a vintage photo of Mrs. Snow, ca. 1895, in a horse-drawn carriage.
Marks
Engraved "No. 17348/Tiffany & Co. New York" on watch works
ProvenanceOwned by Clara Hunt Snow (1843-1909) of Brockton, Massachusetts, the wife of shoe manufacturer, George G. Snow. The watch remained in the family and was offered at auction (Skinner sale no. 2391, December 11, 2007, lot 235); Purchased by MFA (Accession Date: January 23, 2008).