Caption

Pocket watch by John Bushman 1692–1720. Silver pocket watch in three cases: outer case covered with leather and decorated on the rim with studded silver rosettes; middle and inner cases plain. On the underside of the inner case the casemaker's initial H and the number 3081. Transparent lid. Silver champlevé dial with Roman numeral hour markers and Arabic minute markers in oval reserves on a matte background; central circular reserve with the watchmaker's signature in two semicircular plates reading BUSHMAN and LONDON; date window at the bottom. Steel hands with openwork hour hand. Movement with a plate skeleton, spring drive, worm gear, and Gall chain. Spindle escapement. Gilded lower plate with an openwork English-style bun in the form of a wreath filled with acanthus tendrils and an openwork grid, connected by a mascaron mask with an openwork bun foot. Hair adjustment as a rotating silver-plated dial with a scale I–VI. Engraved on the plate in italics: Jn Bushman 3081 / LONDON. Circa 1700, London, England. Timepiece; height 6.5 cm, width 6 cm, dial diameter 4.5 cm, weight 125 g., A circular metal pocket watch with its lid open, showing a round hinged frame and a loop at the top, displayed against a pale gray background. The watch case and inner rings are metallic silver with a thin band of brass-colored metal around the dial. The dial has concentric rings with raised segments and decorative markings, and a small central disc with textured surface. Two thin dark hands extend from the center, and a small ornate element is attached near the center. The lid interior appears glassy and translucent, and the metal shows slight tarnish and wear.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_442

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50.5Mb (1.1Mb) / 13.3in x 14.7in / 3993 x 4420 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pocket watch John Bushman 1692–1720 Silver pocket watch three cases outer case covered leather decorated rim studded silver rosettes middle inner cases plain underside inner case casemaker's initial H number 3081 Transparent lid Silver champlevé dial Roman numeral hour markers Arabic minute markers oval reserves matte background central circular reserve watchmaker's signature two semicircular plates reading Bushman London date window bottom Steel hands openwork hour hand Movement plate skeleton spring drive worm gear Gall chain Spindle escapement Gilded lower plate openwork English-style bun form wreath filled acanthus tendrils openwork grid connected mascaron mask openwork bun foot Hair adjustment rotating silver-plated dial scale I–VI Engraved plate italics Jn Bushman 3081 Circa 1700 England Timepiece height 6.5 cm width 6 cm dial diameter 4.5 cm weight 125 g circular metal pocket watch lid open showing round hinged frame loop top displayed pale gray background watch case inner rings metallic silver thin band brass-colored metal concentric rings raised segments decorative markings small central disc textured surface Two thin dark hands extend center small ornate element attached near lid interior glassy translucent metal slight tarnish wear.