
Watches
David Thompson(Author)
Ashmolean Museum (Publisher)
Published on 9. October 2010
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-1-85444-219-2 (ISBN)
Description
The collection of watches in the Ashmolean Museum are largely as a result of three major bequests, including Bentinck Hawkins collection of 1894, the bequest of J Francis Mallett in 1947 and the collection of Eric Bullivant in 1974, comprising of 120 watches. Together these make the Ashmolean collection one of the most important outside London. The history and development of watch design and decoration is extremely well served, with many important examples dating from the 16th century to the mid 19th century. This handbook explores 30 of the best from the collection.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
142 colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85444-219-2 (9781854442192)
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Person
David Thompson studied clock and watch making at Hackney College, East London between 1977 and 1979. He became an assistant curator in the Horological Section in 1979 and has been senior curator of horology since 1995. David has responsibility for about 7,000 objects, including about 1,000 clocks, 4,500 watches and other horological materials.