Pocket watch with three keys, 19th century
- Image Number: K1D003268N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Archival dimension: 長8.1公分 徑5.7公分 厚2.3公分
- Function: Clothing and accessories
- Material: Minerals/Metals/
- Description:
Coverless pocket watch with Roman numerals on the surface. The center of the circle is decorated with a blue hour hand and the back end of the minute hand as a spoon. At six o’clock, the circular surface of the schedule needle is attached with three spoons. One of them is decorated with green white enamel, which is very elegant. There are four groups of stamps in the back cover of the watch: one is “(Crown Mark) followed by the word” 18 “, one is” P “,” WM “, and one is a shield shaped stamp with a flower shaped map. With the contact between Western missionaries and the imperial court, clocks and watches became one of the emperors’ favorites. Imported through Guangzhou, clocks and watches became fashionable articles that people often wear.
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