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Musical Box and Watch
French or Swiss manufacture, 19th century
This blue translucent enamel box contains a miniature watch,
ornamented with pearls. From a lid of varicolored gold, a small
feathered bird emerges and moves its head and wings, while
a bird song is produced by a mechanism concealed within the
box. The box also contains a musical attachment.
Photo: Melinda
McNaugher/Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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Gold repeating watch
Movement by Peter Mackdonald, London, 1790-1794
The outer case of brown and white opaque enamel is attached
to a chatelaine of the same material. This watch was formerly
the property of Admiral Lord Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar – on
the back of the watch an “N” is engraved, surmounted
by a coronet, and also the letter “B.” The “N” is
for Nelson, and the “B” is for Bronte. The Neapolitan
title of Duke of Bronte was granted to Nelson in 1799. This
watch was made some years before being presented to Nelson,
the date of manufacture antedating the conferment of the title “Duke
of Bronte.”
Photo: Melinda McNaugher/Carnegie Museum
of Natural History
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