Paper, Watch
- Object Name:
- Paper, Watch
- Object ID:
- 2012.014.05
- Place of Origin:
- Exeter, NH
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Watch Paper. Advertising work of Joseph Drown (1808-1897), Exeter, NH, c. 1850. Black printing on circular green paper: "JOSEPH DROWN / WATCH MAKER, / Exeter, N.H. (handwritten) / NEW ORLEANS (crossed out)." Black printed border of concentric circles. Slits cut in edge at regular intervals. Ink inscription on reverse: "Mr. Moulton / Sept '56".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- Dia-2.2 inches
- Provenance:
- One of 22 watch papers acquired by Peter Sawyer as part of a larger collection at an estate auction.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Drown, Joseph (1808-1897)
- Subjects:
- Watches, Watch making
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