Caption

Pocket watch by John Bushman 1692–1720, c. 1700. Silver pocket watch in three cases: outer case covered with leather, rim decorated with studded silver rosettes; middle and inner cases plain. Underside of inner case stamped with casemaker’s initial H and number 3081. Transparent lid. Silver champlevé dial with Roman hour markers and Arabic minute markers in oval reserves on a matte background; central circular reserve with the watchmaker’s signature on two semicircular plates reading BUSHMAN and LONDON; date window at the bottom. Steel hands, openwork hour hand. Movement with 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 is a rotating silver-plated dial with scale I–VI. Engraved on the plate in italics: Jn Bushman 3081 / LONDON. Made in London, England. Timepiece. Height 6.5 cm; width 6 cm; dial diameter 4.5 cm; weight 125 g., An open metallic pocket watch viewed from above showing an inner lid with intricate filigree metalwork in silver and gold tones, visible blue screws, and a small circular dial; the lower case is a smooth reflective silver interior with subtle scratches and highlights, against a pale off-white background with shades of light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_443

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Rights managed

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50.5Mb (979.5Kb) / 13.3in x 14.7in / 3993 x 4420 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pocket watch John Bushman 1692–1720 c 1700 Silver pocket watch three cases outer case covered leather rim decorated studded silver rosettes middle inner cases plain Underside inner case stamped casemaker’s initial H number 3081 Transparent lid Silver champlevé dial Roman 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 England Timepiece Height 6.5 cm width 6 cm dial diameter 4.5 cm weight 125 g open metallic pocket watch viewed showing inner lid intricate filigree metalwork silver gold tones visible blue screws small circular dial lower case smooth reflective silver interior subtle scratches highlights pale off-white background shades light gray.