Watch
ca. 1760
Medium
Pinchbeck, tortoiseshell, enamel
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification
Horology
Culture
British, London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.190.1462a, b
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
John Ellicott · 1706–1772
**John Ellicott (1706–1772)** was a leading English clockmaker, watchmaker, and scientist of the 18th century, renowned for his precision instruments and innovative contributions to horology. Born in London, he was the son of John Ellicott (d. 1733), a respected clockmaker who had been admitted to the Clockmakers’ Company in 1696 and served as its Warden.) Ellicott trained under his father and qu...