Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pocket watch
Object Number:
Z.1732.3
Date:
ca. 1874
Medium:
Gold, glass, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 1 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: cypher on back of casing: "MFW"
engraved: on movement casing: "Mary Forsyth Wickes/ from her husband/ Sept. 3. 1874"
goldsmith's marks: on inside of back of casing: crown over 18 JULES/ JURGENSEN "K" over "18"
engraved: on inside of moveme
Description:
Gold watch with round winding pendant knob and round bow; cypher engraved on reverse of case; glass face; white enamel dial with arabic numeral hours and minute markings; steel moon hour and minute hands; dedication engraved on movement casing.
Gallery Label:
This watch was given to Mary Forsyth Wickes by her husband in 1874.
Credit Line:
Gift of Forsyth Wickes, 1964
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
