Watch Key
Dateca. 1780
Owned by
T. Arnett
OriginAmerica
MediumSilver
DimensionsH: 1 5/16"; W: 7/8".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-285
DescriptionSilver watch key in the form of an elliptical disk, engraved on both sides, which piviots within a curved Y-shape frame terminating in a tubular winding stem. Inscription(s)Engraved in script on one side of disk "T. Arnett" and, on opposite side of disk, deeply cut in script "TA" in reverse lettering, presumably for use as a sealProvenanceEx collection John Marshall Phillips, Yale University Art Gallery.
ca. 1821
18th century
early 19th century
