Exhibition of a watch
Reference code
SAL/01/02/23/03
Title
Exhibition of a watch
Date
May 1823
Level of description
item
Scope and content
Description of a small golden watch exhibited by Sir Robert Inglis, believed to be from the time of James I. It was presented in a case and the rear was engraved with an image of St. George and the dragon with the motto of the order of the garter around the edge.
Mentioned in the minutes for 15 May 1823: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.034.181
Potentially this watch produced by Nicholas Vallin which matches the description and is now on display in the Met Museum in New York: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/194067
Mentioned in the minutes for 15 May 1823: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.034.181
Potentially this watch produced by Nicholas Vallin which matches the description and is now on display in the Met Museum in New York: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/194067