Pocket watch belonging to Robert Treat Paine

Item Information

Title:
Pocket watch belonging to Robert Treat Paine
Description:
This watch belonged to Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814), a Massachusetts lawyer and politician and one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. Made in London Jewelry 04.011
Creator:
Williamson, Joseph
Date:
1686–1725
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Location:
Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection (local):
Massachusetts Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Pocket watches
United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814
Places:
United States
Extent:
5.9 cm x 4 cm x 2.1cm; in case 6.2 cm x 4.7 cm x 2.2 cm
Link to Item:
https://www.masshist.org/database/3504
Terms of Use:
Item from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Image use and licensing information: www.masshist.org/library/permissions
Contact host institution for more information.
Language:
English
Identifier:
nuview_3504