Paper, Watch
- Object Name:
- Paper, Watch
- Object ID:
- 2012.014.20
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1824
- Description:
- Watch paper, advertising work of Supply Ham (1788-1862), Portsmouth, NH, 1824. Black printing on circular cream paper: "Supply Ham / Watch Clock / MAKER / Ports[mouth] / N.[H]", in shield on stone monument. Clock face on left side of monument. Woman playing lyre, seated next to monument. Sailing ship in left background. Black printed decorative border. Slits cut in edge at regular intervals. Ink inscription on reverse: "Benj. Thompson / [?]th 1824".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- Dia-1.9 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:
- Ham, Supply (1788-1862)
- Subjects:
- Watches, Watch making, Lyres
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