Travel case for 'Memento Mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.
- Made:
- 1780-1850
Travel case for 'Memento Mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' Watch. Leather stretched over wood, made from two parts hinged together (hinge now missing). Two latches (one now missing) on the opposite side would secure the case.
Clockmakers Museum' No. 687.1
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3560/1
- Materials:
- leather
- type:
- skull watch and verge movement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.
