#pocket watch

ltwilliammowett:

Pocket watch in a silver case, by James Richards, London 1793 

This beautiful piece shows a Sailor’s Farewell scene. In it, a Sailor says goodbye to his beloved while his ship is already waiting for him. The silver case was made later and seems to replace the original one. Possibly the owner had to sell it to get money again, which often happened. And later bought this replacement case, which is from a mass production, because this interior scene of a gentleman with his servant is not of great quality.

*cackles madly*

ltwilliammowett:

A silver cased pocket watch with a maritime scene, London 1818

This pretty example with a painted dial very probably belonged to an officer. Because those two ships in the harbour are two warships, and an officer would have been more likely to have had them painted on than a private person.