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Watch chain

العنوان	Watch chain
المؤلف	Unknown
تاريخ النشر:	1850
مكان النشر	Balkans (made) -
الموضوع	Jewellery Metalwork Clocks & Watches
النوع	أخرى
اللغة	غير محدد
رقمي	نعم
مخطوط	لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية	Overall length: 62cm
المكتبة:	Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة	358-1904
رقم السجل	358-1904
موقع المكتبة	Middle East Section
التاريخ	1850
ملاحظات	In the 19th century, a pocket watch was a symbol of status for men throughout the world. They were usually worn with decorative chains which were objects of adornment in their own right. The type of chain used varied considerably from place to place. This chain is a kind which was worn with Ottoman costume in the Balkans, particularly in the west, from Dalmatia south to Greece. The loop at the top end was hooked or fastened to the jacket at the shoulder, and the chain hung diagonally across the chest, with the watch, attached to the lower end, tucked into the wearerâs sash. The loose strap at the bottom would have held watch keys or other pendants. This example was described as âModern Egyptian (?)â when it was bequeathed to the Museum in 1904. It is not typical of Egyptian watch chains, but the origin of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the founder of the ruling house, was Albanian, and it is possible that watch chains of this kind were worn by the upper classes in Egypt in the 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver wire chain with filigree appliques and metal beads Silver Brass Braiding Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama	Chain made from tubular loop-in-loop wire. One end of the chain consists of a single strand bent back on itself to form a double strip. The other end is made from three strands plaited together. The ends of each of these separate strands are caught in tubes of twisted wire: three tubes soldered together for the three plaited strands, two tubes soldered together for the double strand, and a single tube for one of the plaited strands which is longer than the other two and hangs free at the end of the chain. There are three slides threaded on to the double strands at each end of the chain. At the lower end, where the three plaited strands separate into two and one, the three slides are made from a filigree rosette with two rings on its back. At the upper end, below the loop where the single strand is turned back on itself, there are two similar filigree rosettes with a comma-shaped filigree slide between them. In the centre of the chain, where the double and triple strands meet, the double strands are threaded through three double tubes, like those at the end, with a filigree rosette, like those on the slides, soldered to the front. There are three spherical beads between these tubes, made of metal, with a filigree cap on each end. The central bead is larger than the other two.

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Watch chain

المؤلف Unknown

تاريخ النشر 1850

مكان النشر Balkans (made) -

الموضوع Jewellery Metalwork Clocks & Watches

النوع أخرى

اللغة غير محدد

رقمي نعم

مخطوط لا

الأبعاد الفيزيائية Overall length: 62cm

المكتبة Victoria and Albert Museum

معرف أصل المكتبة 358-1904

رقم السجل 358-1904

موقع المكتبة Middle East Section

التاريخ 1850

ملاحظات In the 19th century, a pocket watch was a symbol of status for men throughout the world. They were usually worn with decorative chains which were objects of adornment in their own right. The type of chain used varied considerably from place to place. This chain is a kind which was worn with Ottoman costume in the Balkans, particularly in the west, from Dalmatia south to Greece. The loop at the top end was hooked or fastened to the jacket at the shoulder, and the chain hung diagonally across the chest, with the watch, attached to the lower end, tucked into the wearerâs sash. The loose strap at the bottom would have held watch keys or other pendants. This example was described as âModern Egyptian (?)â when it was bequeathed to the Museum in 1904. It is not typical of Egyptian watch chains, but the origin of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the founder of the ruling house, was Albanian, and it is possible that watch chains of this kind were worn by the upper classes in Egypt in the 19th century.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver wire chain with filigree appliques and metal beads Silver Brass Braiding Filigree

Fiziksel açıklama Chain made from tubular loop-in-loop wire. One end of the chain consists of a single strand bent back on itself to form a double strip. The other end is made from three strands plaited together. The ends of each of these separate strands are caught in tubes of twisted wire: three tubes soldered together for the three plaited strands, two tubes soldered together for the double strand, and a single tube for one of the plaited strands which is longer than the other two and hangs free at the end of the chain. There are three slides threaded on to the double strands at each end of the chain. At the lower end, where the three plaited strands separate into two and one, the three slides are made from a filigree rosette with two rings on its back. At the upper end, below the loop where the single strand is turned back on itself, there are two similar filigree rosettes with a comma-shaped filigree slide between them. In the centre of the chain, where the double and triple strands meet, the double strands are threaded through three double tubes, like those at the end, with a filigree rosette, like those on the slides, soldered to the front. There are three spherical beads between these tubes, made of metal, with a filigree cap on each end. The central bead is larger than the other two.