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Tunbridge Ware Watch Holder
(England, c. 1839 to c. 1860)
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| Width |
8.00 cm
3.15 inches
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| Height |
6.00 cm
2.36 inches
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| Depth |
8.50 cm
3.35 inches
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| £ 375.00 |
| £ 325.00 |
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| W.4400 |
| Wood |
| Labelled James Medhurst |
A watch holder with a geometric mosaic border by James Medhurst of Weymouth.
Makers label to the base reads as follows:
"Made from the Columbine, Wrecked on Portland Beach November 28 1838.
She was a fine vessel built in Africa. Was bound for the river Gambia (being her 16th
voyage), having on board a missionary & his wife & four other passengers. In Portland Race a terrible gale sprang up & she began to near the shore, the man being forced from the helm, the vessel hove round & being caught between two seas was dashed to pieces & every soul on board her perished. The wood is a beautifully scented cedar & forms a superb PRESENT FROM WEYMOUTH, J Medhurst, Manufacturer, Esplanade”.
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