Pocket Watch Given to Sidi Mustapha Khaznadar, Grand Vizier of Tunis, by President Andrew Johnson, 1865
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Pocket watch
Date Made
April 1865
Subject Date
1865
Creator Notes
Waltham Predecessor (Movement) by American Watch Company of Waltham, Massachusetts; Case attributed to Pequinot Brothers of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1599.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Gold (Metal)
Enamel
Technique
Customizing
Color
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.188 in
Inscriptions
Engraved inside front cover:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / To / Sidi Mustapha. / A token of esteem. / 1865
Printed on dial: AMERICAN WATCH CO.
Imprinted on case: P.B. / 18 / 4067
Imprinted on Dust cover: 18 / 4067
Imprinted on the Movement's back plate:
American Watch Co. / WALTHAM, MASS. / Stratton's Patent / No.150,017
Imprinted on Balance wheel cock: FOGG'S / PATENT / FEB 2, 1864.
Enameled on the back of case: UNITED STATES / OF / AMERICA
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