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Title:
'ArtAge Watch'
Object name(s):
watches; watch
Brief description:
Wrist watch. Battery driven watch of water resistant black 3ATM with stainless steel winder and back, and plastic strap screen printed (?) in buff, green, pale terracotta and black with two figures from Kutagawa Utamaro (c. 1756-1806), 'Scene from The Chusingura drama parodied by famous beauties'. The dial is white with a vertical gold inscription in Japanese, and has steel hands and minute hand. The stainless steel back is engraved on the left 'WATER RESISTANT 3ATM' and on the right 'STAINLESS STEEL BACK'. The buckle is black.
Collection:
Fitzwilliam Museum
Acquisition date:
2002
Acquisition method:
given
Acquisition source:
Fitzwilliam Museum Enterprises
Content - concept:
drama
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measured part:
Watch
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
3.8
Dimension:
Length
Dimension measured part:
Watch And Strap
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
23.9
Dimension:
Length
Dimension measured part:
Case
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
25.7
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measured part:
Case
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
4.8
Dimension:
Length
Dimension measured part:
Sleeve
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
25.7
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measured part:
Sleeve
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
5.0
Inscription content:
ARTAGE underlined W A T C H
Inscription method:
engraved
Inscription position:
on back of watch
Inscription type:
mark
Inscription content:
Fitzwilliam Museum Enterprises logo
Inscription description:
two ostriches supporting an oval cartouche, with above 'FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM' and below 'ENTERPRISES LTD'
Inscription method:
engraved
Inscription position:
on back of watch
Inscription type:
mark
Object component name:
Watch
Object component information:
water resistant black 3ATM
Object component name:
Back
Object component information:
stainless steel
Object component name:
Watch And Strap
Object component name:
Case
Object component name:
Sleeve
Object name:
watches; watch
Object number:
M.1 & A-D-2002
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1999
Date - latest:
1999
Date - period:
20th Century, Late
Object production note:
Made by MUSART produzioni srl, Via Città di Cascia 6, 00191 Rome, for Fitzwilliam Museum Enterprises
Object production person:
MUSART
Person's association:
production
Object production place:
Rome
Other number:
M.1 & A-D-2002
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
41077
Other number type:
priref
Other number type:
uri
Responsible department/section:
Applied Arts
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1ff6d65a-815c-3fce-afdf-29a653a25b09

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1ff6d65a-815c-3fce-afdf-29a653a25b09, Fitzwilliam Museum, CC 0

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