Watch Chain

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Watch Chain

Entry/Object ID

1967.98.2

Description

Gold-toned watch chain with round, hinged locket. There is a metal clasp at either end of the chain. Another short chain is attached on the long chain with an eye ring, allowing it slide along the long chain. The short chain terminates in a straight metal bar at one end, and a round, hinged locket on the other. The face of the locket is engraved with a shield and floral flourishes. It opens to reveal a glass- or mica-fronted frame that has not been filled. There is a partial link welding to the center of the chain. One clasped has the stamped mark, "SP", and the other clasp has a larger, illegible mark.

Context

Owned by Oliver Dobey in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1967.98

Source or Donor

Dobey, Alfred H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fob, Watch

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chain, Watch

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fob

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

3 in

Length

15-7/8 in

Dimension Description

Locket

Depth

1/8 in

Diameter

3/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dobey, Oliver (1856-1908)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America