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Source Description
Although the earliest enamel watches came from Blois, France, the German city of Augsburg had long been a center of clock and watch making. This is one of the earliest examples of a painted-enamel watch made in Germany. It is set with eight cameos and thirteen rubies. The agate cameos are contemporary (not antique gems), but they still advertise the patron's sophisticated taste for the antique style. The inside covers depict landscapes with ancient ruins and pastoral scenes, reflecting another aspect of the classicizing taste of the time.
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Document identity
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18059
label
Enameled Watch with Cameos
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18059
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normalized
title
Enameled Watch with Cameos
description
Although the earliest enamel watches came from Blois, France, the German city of Augsburg had long been a center of clock and watch making. This is one of the earliest examples of a painted-enamel watch made in Germany. It is set with eight cameos and thirteen rubies. The agate cameos are contemporary (not antique gems), but they still advertise the patron's sophisticated taste for the antique style. The inside covers depict landscapes with ancient ruins and pastoral scenes, reflecting another aspect of the classicizing taste of the time.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1640-1650
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
cameos
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5
height
3.5
dimensionsRaw
1 15/16 x 1 3/8 in. (5 x 3.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Johann Ferdinand Mehrer
med
gilded brass, painted enamel, rubies, and agate case; gold and painted enamel dial; brass movement
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6211
3013
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BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
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