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The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical

by Frank H. Stauffer

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Cruciform Watch

In the family of Lady Fitzgerald, of England, there is a cruciform watch made in 1770, and covered with elaborate drawings of a delicate character. The centre of the dial-plate has a representation of Christ’s agony in the garden, the outer compartments being occupied by the emblems of the passion, and the lowermost by a figure of Faith.

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