Historic New England

Watch Chain

Braided black silk watch chain with gold plated mountings.

Date: 1852

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102694

Accession Number: 1946.369

Watch Fob

Rose gold colored metal rectangular buckle and circular fob, both have a chased scroll design, buckle on a black silk ribbon.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102695

Accession Number: 1969.529

Watch Fob

Gold oval buckle with floral and scroll engraving on black silk ribbon, gold watch clip on end.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102696

Accession Number: 1932.877

Watch Cocks

Assemblage of 25 watch cocks sewn to a white cotton ribbon.

Date: 1780-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102697

Accession Number: 1930.304

Watch Cocks

Three decorative metal watch cocks sewn to a white cotton ribbon

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102698

Accession Number: 1930.303

Watch Cocks

Seven watch cocks sewn onto a white cotton ribbon.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102699

Accession Number: 1930.305

Watch Cocks

58 metal watch cocks sewn onto a two pieces of red silk in a V-shape.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102700

Accession Number: 1930.307

Watch Cocks

35 watch cocks sewn onto a thin pink silk ribbon.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102701

Accession Number: 1930.306

Watch Cock

Watch cock with pierced and engraved floral and scroll design, engraved lion's face in center with a pointing hand above.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102702

Accession Number: 1929.469

Watch Cock

Watch cock with pierced and engraved floral and scroll design, an engraved coiled snake at center.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102703

Accession Number: 1929.467

Watch Cock

Watch cock with pierced and engraved scroll and floral decoration, grotesque mask in center, armor helmet with feather plume at top between flags.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102704

Accession Number: 1929.466

Watch Cock

Watch cock with pierced and engraved scroll and floral decoration, eagle with splayed wings at center.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102705

Accession Number: 1929.468

Watch Cock

Watch cock with pierced and engraved decoration, engraved urn at center with radiating fire design above.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102706

Accession Number: 1929.465

Watch Cock

Elliptical shaped watch cock with pierced and engraved scroll design.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), chasing

GUSN: 102707

Accession Number: 1933.1511

Watch Fob

Gold watch fob with a scroll decoration above a hinged reversible rectangle set with a banded agate on one side and gold flowers under glass on the reverse.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102708

Accession Number: 2007.15.91

Seal

Seal made a single piece of banded agate in a vase shape, end features a bird holding a twig in its beak in intaglio.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102709

Accession Number: 1969.3616

Seal

Carved bone seal with a rectangular mother of pearl end with the monogram "SSM" in intaglio.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102710

Accession Number: 1921.299

Seal

Small round black glass seal with a side portrait of a man in intaglio, metal loop on reverse.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102711

Accession Number: 1917.1322E

Watch Fob

Gold plated watch fob with engraved floral decoration and set with a round yellow topaz with a beveled edge, black silk ribbon attached.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102712

Accession Number: 1934.1797

Watch Fob

Brass watch fob wet with a dark stone oval seal with the monogram "FH" in intaglio.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102713

Accession Number: 1918.375

Watch Fob

Gilt metal watch fob with foliate decoration, front engraved with the monogram "HBJ"

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), flat chasing

GUSN: 102714

Accession Number: 1974.205

Watch Fob

Small brass watch fob with seal featuring a side portrait of a man and the word "LACKOE" in intaglio.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), incising, intaglio (sculpture technique)

GUSN: 102715

Accession Number: 1930.1320

Watch Fob

Gilt metal watch fob with shell design above a reversible rectangular stone, one side is black the other is white.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102716

Accession Number: 1926.18

Pair of Ornaments

Pair of purple marble ornaments in the shape of finials.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102717

Accession Number: 1940.510ab

Change Purse

Purple net and gold bead change purse with two gilt metal rings with scrolling leaf design and two gilt metal tassels on each end.

Date: 1846

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102718

Accession Number: 1940.447

Gold pocket watch with glass over watch face. Watch face has Roman numerals with an engraving behind watch hands of a house, water, and a boat. Back of watch is engraved with a design and a picture of a church alongside water and a tree in the forefront. Inside back of watch has an engraving of a ho...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Berthoud and Adams (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), chasing, engraving (action), movements (clockworks)

GUSN: 102819

Accession Number: 1926.128

Pocket Watch

Silver pocket watch with a white face under glass with Roman numerals. Watch opens in the back and is engraved with the name J.F. Sheridan

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102820

Accession Number: 1930.1299

Pocket Watch and Key

Gold pocket watch with gold dial, a typical Swiss watch. Watch face has engravings of grapes and grape leaves. A cord attached to the watch has a silver key attached.

Date: ca. 1862

Maker: Brandt, Edouard Favre (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102821

Accession Number: 1929.885

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch. Watch face under glass with Roman numerals. Intricate engraving along border and a small shield on the back of the watch.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: M.I. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102822

Accession Number: 1925.213

Pocket Watch

Pocket watch with removable glass cover. White watch face has royal blue Roman numerals with three separate dials for day, date, and seconds. The second dial has a small picture of a house in the forest with a face looking out behind.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), movements (clockworks), enameling

GUSN: 102823

Accession Number: 2007.15.189

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch with a gold face. Face has gold Roman numerals and an engraved drawing of a building in the background and clouds behind the numbers.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: M.J. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), movements (clockworks), metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 102824

Accession Number: 2007.15.190

Pocket Watch

Crystal ball watch on attached chain. On one side the watch face is visible and on the other the dials and workings of the watch are visible. Watch face has Roman numerals encircled separately with gold circles.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102825

Accession Number: 1927.2099

Pocket Watch and Watch Chain

Gold pocket watch with gold face. Face has gold Roman numerals and a picture engraved in the background of buildings alongside water and a tree. A long gold chain with a key is attached, and another key is also with the set.

Date: 1849-1866

Maker: Sanborn, Amos (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102826

Accession Number: 2007.15.191ab

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch in gold case, engraving on both the front and the back of a shield type design with flowers. Watch opens to a gold face without hands that comes out easily. The gold face is engraved with a drawing of buildings, water, and a sailboat.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, gold (metal), engraving (action), chasing, movements (clockworks)

GUSN: 102827

Accession Number: 2007.15.192

Pocket watch

Pocket watch with removable case. Watch has black Roman numerals and glass face opens. Watch case has three papers of the watch makers who cleaned the watch.

Date: 1782-1783

Maker: Howard, William (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), movements (clockworks), enameling

GUSN: 102828

Accession Number: 2007.15.193

Pocket Watch

Brass pocket watch. Case has en engraving of a man holding a hat encircled by leaves and a wreath-like design. White watch face with Roman numerals is removable and has a second hand.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: M.J. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), movements (clockworks), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 102829

Accession Number: 2007.15.194

Pocket Watch

Metal pocket watch with removable case. Watch face is under glass in a pinch top case and has black Roman numerals with black second numerals. The inside of the case has a small drawing of a trumpet and two intertwined yellow hearts.

Date: 1786-1787

Maker: Baker, F. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), movements (clockworks), enameling, metal, paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 102830

Accession Number: 2007.15.195

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch with white watch face with black Roman numerals. Large engraving on front of watch of a monogram. Watch is missing watch hands.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102831

Accession Number: 2007.15.196

Pocket Watch and Watch Key

Gold pocket watch with white watch face with black Roman numerals and black second numerals. Intricate hour hand. A cord is attached to the watch with a gold key with studding along the top of the key.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Leroy, J. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102832

Accession Number: 2007.15.197

Pocket Watch

Metal pocket watch. Face of watch is yellow with black numerals and small. Only one watch hand and dial at the top.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), metal, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 102833

Accession Number: 2007.15.198

Pocket Watch

Large gold pocket watch with removable case. Black numerals on a white watch face with small black dots encircling the entire face.

Date: 1801-1802

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102834

Accession Number: 2007.15.199

Pocket Watch

Pocket watch with bold numerals and buttons on the top and bottom to adjust the time. Gold border around watch face that comes off easily.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: American Radium Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102835

Accession Number: 2007.15.200

Watch Paper

Two watch crystals in a leather bag and the watch paper from the Bostonian Watch shop.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102836

Accession Number: 2007.15.127

Pendant

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102837

Accession Number: 2007.15.146

Pendant with miniature portrait of an unknown man

Round gold pendant set with a miniature on ivory of a portrait of an unidentified man, reverse set with hair in a basket weave pattern and a gold cipher.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), human hair

GUSN: 102838

Accession Number: 2007.15.147

Pendant with miniature portrait of an unknown man

Oval gilt metal pendant with Rococo style border set with a miniature on ivory of a portrait of an unidentified man, reverse has small compartment.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gilt bronze, ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 102839

Accession Number: 2007.15.148

Pendant with miniature portrait of an unknown man

Oval gold pendant set with a miniature on ivory of an unidentified man, reverse set with brown hair in a large basket weave pattern.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), human hair

GUSN: 102840

Accession Number: 2007.15.150

Pendant with miniature portrait of unknown man

Gold oval pendant set with a miniature on ivory of an unidentified man in military costume.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102841

Accession Number: 1962.5

Pendant with miniature portrait of an unknown man

Oval gilt metal pendant with a floral border set with a miniature on ivory of an unidentified man.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 102842

Accession Number: 1962.6

Pendant with miniature portrait of Elisha Doane III (1762-1832)

Small gold oval pendant set with a miniature painting on ivory of Elisha Doane III (1762-1832). Attached to pendant is a mother-of-pearl button in the shape of a flower.

Date: 1780-1783

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), mother of pearl, tortoise shell, silver (metal)

GUSN: 102843

Accession Number: 1937.1011AB

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