Clocks: M0189

Title

Benjamin Webster's Old Adelphi watch

Technique

Other

Subject

Webster, Benjamin Nottingham

Artist

Edward Dent

Date

1840

Dimensions

height: 7cm
width: 5cm
depth: 1cm

Other materials

Hall mark suggests it is 18 carot.

Inscription/signature

THIS IS A REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ "OLD ADELPHI"/ AND ITS FORTUNES FOR/ FOURTEEN YEARS/ WAS PRESENTED TO BENJAMIN WEBSTER/ AFTER THE LAST PERFORMANCE ON/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT 2ND OF JUNE 1858./ THE FUNDS FOR ITS PURCHASE/ WERE RAISED BY A/ GENERAL SUBSCRIPTION/ IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF THE THEATRE,/ ONE OF ALL REJOICING/ IN THE OPPORTUNITY OF RECORDING THEIR RESPECT/ FOR/ THE MAN/ ADMIRATION OF THE ACTOR/ AND CONFIDENCE IN THE MANAGER./

Provenance

Purchased from Peter Faughnan.