Title
Pocket watch
Year/Period
1865
Region
Found in Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 27.8 x 8.2 x 2.0 cm
Accession No.
2019-00048
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Tan Cheng Siang and Tan Choon Hoe
This pocket watch is inscribed ‘To Tan Kim Tean from WM Paterson Singapore 1865/Tan Hap Leong to Tan Cheng San 6-3-24’ on its inner case, while the outer case is decorated with a lightly-chased guilloche pattern.WM Paterson of Paterson Simons & Co. gifted this watch to Tan Kim Tian (1832-1882) in 1865, the year Tan Kim Tian left his company to establish with his eldest son Tan Beng Wan (1851-1891), Tan Kim Tian and Son Steamship Company. It was one of the first firms in Singapore to change their fleet of sailing ships to steamships.This came from the collection of Botan House, which was built around the 1880s.
