Historic New England

Pocket Watch

silver pocket watch with white watch face with black Roman numerals under glass. Shield like engraving on the back of the case.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Illinois Watch Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102814

Accession Number: 1932.2234

Watch Case, Key and Glass

Metal watch case finished with black enamel. Case is empty and rusting on the inside. Glass watch face with metal border and silver watch key.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 102815

Accession Number: 1932.2293a-c

Pocket Watch and Watch Chain

Plain pocket watch. White face under glass with black numerals. Thick gold chain attached with a clasp at the top.

Date: 1898-1912

Maker: New England Watch Company (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102816

Accession Number: 1918.1246

Metal pocket watch with a yellow face with black numerals. The face has a picture of an airplane and text "New York to Paris airplane Model" and the back of the watch is engraved with a drawing of a plane flying over the water with "New York to Paris" written on the wings and the New York skyline in...

Date: ca. 1927

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102817

Accession Number: 2007.15.188

Pocket Watch with Watch Chain and Fob

Gold pocket watch with intricate gold watch face under glass with Roman numerals. Under watch hands is a floral like pattern, along with around the border of the face. Outer edges of watch have the same pattern. A gold chain is attached to the watch along with a key with a large stone attached to th...

Date: 1830-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102818

Accession Number: 1925.212

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch with glass over watch face. Watch face has Roman numerals with an engraving behind watch hands of a house, water, and a boat. Back of watch is engraved with a design and a picture of a church alongside water and a tree in the forefront. Inside back of watch has an engraving of a ho...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Berthoud and Adams (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102819

Accession Number: 1926.128

Pocket Watch

Silver pocket watch with a white face under glass with Roman numerals. Watch opens in the back and is engraved with the name J.F. Sheridan

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102820

Accession Number: 1930.1299

Pocket Watch and Key

Gold pocket watch with gold dial, a typical Swiss watch. Watch face has engravings of grapes and grape leaves. A cord attached to the watch has a silver key attached.

Date: ca. 1862

Maker: Brandt, Edouard Favre (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102821

Accession Number: 1929.885

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch. Watch face under glass with Roman numerals. Intricate engraving along border and a small shield on the back of the watch.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: M.I. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102822

Accession Number: 1925.213

Pocket Watch

Pocket watch with removable glass cover. White watch face has royal blue Roman numerals with three separate dials for day, date, and seconds. The second dial has a small picture of a house in the forest with a face looking out behind.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102823

Accession Number: 2007.15.189

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch with a gold face. Face has gold Roman numerals and an engraved drawing of a building in the background and clouds behind the numbers.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: M.J. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102824

Accession Number: 2007.15.190

Pocket Watch

Crystal ball watch on attached chain. On one side the watch face is visible and on the other the dials and workings of the watch are visible. Watch face has Roman numerals encircled separately with gold circles.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102825

Accession Number: 1927.2099

Pocket Watch and Watch Chain

Gold pocket watch with gold face. Face has gold Roman numerals and a picture engraved in the background of buildings alongside water and a tree. A long gold chain with a key is attached, and another key is also with the set.

Date: 1849-1866

Maker: Sanborn, Amos (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102826

Accession Number: 2007.15.191ab

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch in gold case, engraving on both the front and the back of a shield type design with flowers. Watch opens to a gold face without hands that comes out easily. The gold face is engraved with a drawing of buildings, water, and a sailboat.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102827

Accession Number: 2007.15.192

Pocket watch

Pocket watch with removable case. Watch has black Roman numerals and glass face opens. Watch case has three papers of the watch makers who cleaned the watch.

Date: 1782-1783

Maker: Howard, William (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102828

Accession Number: 2007.15.193

Pocket Watch

Brass pocket watch. Case has en engraving of a man holding a hat encircled by leaves and a wreath-like design. White watch face with Roman numerals is removable and has a second hand.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: M.J. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102829

Accession Number: 2007.15.194

Pocket Watch

Metal pocket watch with removable case. Watch face is under glass in a pinch top case and has black Roman numerals with black second numerals. The inside of the case has a small drawing of a trumpet and two intertwined yellow hearts.

Date: 1786-1787

Maker: Baker, F. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102830

Accession Number: 2007.15.195

Pocket watch with bold numerals and buttons on the top and bottom to adjust the time. Gold border around watch face that comes off easily.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: American Radium Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102835

Accession Number: 2007.15.200

Watch Paper

Two watch crystals in a leather bag and the watch paper from the Bostonian Watch shop

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102836

Accession Number: 2007.15.127

Pendant

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102837

Accession Number: 2007.15.146

Pendant with miniature portrait of an unknown man

Round gold pendant set with a miniature on ivory of a portrait of an unidentified man, reverse set with hair in a basket weave pattern and a gold cipher.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), human hair

GUSN: 102838

Accession Number: 2007.15.147

Pendant with miniature portrait of an unknown man

Oval gilt metal pendant with Rococo style border set with a miniature on ivory of a portrait of an unidentified man, reverse has small compartment.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gilt bronze, ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 102839

Accession Number: 2007.15.148

Pendant with miniature portrait of an unknown man

Oval gold pendant set with a miniature on ivory of an unidentified man, reverse set with brown hair in a large basket weave pattern.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), human hair

GUSN: 102840

Accession Number: 2007.15.150

Pendant with miniature portrait of unknown man

Gold oval pendant set with a miniature on ivory of an unidentified man in military costume.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102841

Accession Number: 1962.5

Pendant with miniature portrait of an unknown man

Oval gilt metal pendant with a floral border set with a miniature on ivory of an unidentified man.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 102842

Accession Number: 1962.6

Pendant with miniature portrait of Elisha Doane III (1762-1832)

Small gold oval pendant set with a miniature painting on ivory of Elisha Doane III (1762-1832). Attached to pendant is a mother-of-pearl button in the shape of a flower.

Date: 1780-1783

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), mother of pearl, tortoise shell, silver (metal)

GUSN: 102843

Accession Number: 1937.1011AB

Pendant with miniature portrait of unknown man

Gold oval pendant set with a miniature painting on ivory of unidentified man in profile, reverse is machine engraved and has a small compartment for hair.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), human hair

GUSN: 102844

Accession Number: 1937.195

Pendant with miniature portrait of David Young

Gold oval pendant set with a miniature on ivory of David Young.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 102845

Accession Number: 1963.368

Pendant with miniature portrait of Mrs. Helen Pelham (Curtis) Dix (b. 1815)

Rectangular gilt metal pendant with a scroll and floral border set with a miniature painting of Mrs. Helen Pelham Dix, reverse has oval compartment for hair.

Date: 1886

Maker: Hayward, Gerald Sinclair (Miniaturist)

Material: ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 102846

Accession Number: 1922.654

Silhouette Pendant

Gold oval pendant set with a silhouette of an unidentified woman, reverse is set with brown hair in a basket weave pattern.

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring scrolling foliage, twelve teeth (three missing).

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103007

Accession Number: 1944.843

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring an urn at the center and scrolling foliage and abstract flowers, thirteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 103008

Accession Number: 1936.882

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a top in three sections each featuring a carved and pierced floral design, ten teeth.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103009

Accession Number: 1934.202

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and flower at center and radiating abstract foliage, ten teeth (center eight are a replacement).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103010

Accession Number: 1955.115