Pocket chronometer
Date1793 (date letter on case)
Artist/Maker
John Arnold & Son
OriginEngland, London
Mediumsilver case, enamel dial, steel hands.
DimensionsD: 2 1/4"
Credit LineGift of Mr. Edward P. Hamilton.
Object number1954-222
DescriptionPocket chronometer: hinged, silver single case, enamel dial; seconds circle; steel hands. Balance cock with pierced table and engraved foot; lever escapement (not original); cylindrical pillars.Markings"John Arnold & Son, London, Invt et Fect, No. 469/770" on backplate.
ProvenanceEx coll: Edward P. Hamilton.
ca. 1760
ca. 1760
1760-1800
ca. 1720
1760-1770
1793-1796
ca. 1810
1765-1785
1775-1790
1805-1815
ca. 1775 (movement); 1805-1815 (case)
1730-1750