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. Underside of the inner case stamped with casemaker's initial H and 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 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 close-up side view of a worn pocket-watch-like object with a rounded black case showing textured surface and a few small circular decorative or fastening elements, a tarnished silver loop at the top, a narrow silver rim running around the middle, a slightly domed clear glass on one side, and visible greenish discoloration along the seam; the dominant colors are black, silver, clear glass, and hints of green against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_453

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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 stamped 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 close-up side view worn pocket-watch- object rounded black case showing textured surface small circular decorative fastening elements tarnished silver loop top narrow silver running slightly domed clear glass side visible greenish discoloration seam dominant colors black silver hints green pale gray background.