Verge watch in Staffordshire enamelled case by Ann Phillips

Made:
1790 in London
Verge watch in Staffordshire enamelled case by Ann Phillips Verge watch in Staffordshire enamelled case by Ann Phillips

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Verge watch in Staffordshire enamelled case by Ann Phillips
The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity

The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity

Verge escapement watch with gilt-metal Staffordshire enamelled case by Ann Phillips

White enamel dial with gold hands, and winding achieved through an aperture in the dial. Engraved and pierced balance cock, signed ‘Ann Phillips, London 1778’. c.1790

The identity of Ann Phillips has not yet been discovered. She may well have been a widow continuing her husband’s business. A number of watchmakers sharing her surname died at the close of the 18th century.

Clockmakers' Museum No. 242

Details

Category:
Clockmakers
Collection:
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Object Number:
L2015-3241
Materials:
gilt brass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), enamel, gold (metal) and glass
Measurements:
overall: 53 mm x 45 mm x 22 mm,
type:
watch and verge movement
credit:
Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers