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Collection
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Silver 'Puritan' watch by Edward East

1640

Watch with faceted oval rock crystal case and protective outer case by John Ramsay

1625

Watch in a rock crystal case by David Ramsay

1630

Octagonal crystal-cased watch by an unknown maker

1610

Rock crystal and silver watch in the form of a tulip, by Sermand c.1640

1640

Oval crystal-cased watch with miniature and locket by A Senebier

1630

Gilt-metal and engraved silver verge watch by James Vautrollier

1622-1628

Oval shaped watch by Sampson Shelton

1640

Pendant-amulet consisting of cut rock crystal drop with silver mount

1801-1900

Amuletic pendant

1860-1920

Selection of segmented pomanders.

Apotropaion, rock crystal pendant

1801-1920

Pair-cased watch by Jeremy Gregory, c. 1670. Outer case covered with leather and studded with gold, the inner made of rock-crystal with gilt mounts. Silver dial with decoratively engraved centre and single hand. Movement with verge escapement, tulip pillars and worm-and-wheel set-up regulator. Signed on the backplate ‘Jeremie Gregory att the Royal Exchange’. Clockmakers' Museum No. 38

Pair-cased watch with rock crystal inner case by Jeremy Gregory

1670

Watch by John Smeaton, York, 1645-1650. Faceted rock crystal case, set in a finely engraved gilt-metal frame. Gilt-metal dial engraved with an angel with outstretched wings, foliage, rabbits and squirrels, and a lakeside scene to the centre. Silver chapter ring and blued steel hand. Fusee movement with verge escapement, a train of three wheels, worm and wheel set-up and screwed on cock. Clockmakers' Museum No. 1512

Watch in a rock crystal case by John Smeaton

1645-1650

Rock crystal pendant, carved in form of hand in fig gesture, apotropaion, De Mortillet collection, French, 1861-1920

Rock crystal pendant

1861-1920

Circumcision knife with stragil blade, rock crystal handle and gold mounts, leather sheath for blade, form the Hamonic collection, c.1700

Circumcision knife with stragil blade

1681-1800