Unknown African
Watch

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Watch
Date1875–1970
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 3/4 inches (6.4 × 4.4 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1426
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Pocket Watch
Unknown African
1875–1970
Gold
97.1424
Longcase Clock
André-Charles Boulle
c. 1685
Oak, tortoiseshell veneer, brass, and pewter; gilt-bronze; enamel and glass
2021.368
Watch with wristband
Unknown African
1895–1905
Gold
97.1466
Clock
Henrik Wigström
c. 1915
White jade, nephrite, gold, silver-gilt, diamonds, emeralds, enamel, and glass
96.1305
Chief's bracelet with watch-face ornament
Unknown African
1875–1970
Gold
97.1425
Watch with Cage Face
Unknown African
1905–1915
Gold
97.1472
Bracelet in the form of a watch
Unknown African
1900–1925
Gold
97.1422
Clock
W. A. S. Benson
c. 1900
Brass and enamel
2015.250
Watch (with butterflies on wristband)
Unknown African
1925–1935
Gold
97.1464.A,.B
Patent Alarm Timepiece
Simon Willard
c. 1825
Mahogany, brass, steel, iron, lead, glass, and enamel
B.2023.7
Clock
Henrik Wigström
c. 1908–1917
Nephrite, silver, silver-gilt, diamonds, enamel, and glass
96.1306.A,.B
Arch Clock
Wendell Castle
1985
Brazilian rosewood, curly maple, gold-plated brass, and wind and electrical movements with chimes
2017.302