Pocket watch and chain owned by Terrell family
date: label: Date
content: 1863-1954
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Pocket watch, chain, and knife owned by the Terrell family. The chain and pocket knife are connected to the watch by a spring ring clasp. The knife has line detailing with a curvilinear border. The gold watch has blue enamel with central crystal decoration on front and back. The enamel is chipped and some stones are missing. The watch has two (2) dials with roman numerals on the main face. The minute hand is slightly bent. There is a smaller inset seconds dial.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.6ab
objectType: label: Type
content: pocket knives
label: Type
content: pocket watches
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: enamel, metal, plastic, paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7/16 × 18 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (1.1 × 46.4 × 3.8 cm)