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Source Description
This watchcase is decorated with a scene of a man playing a flute, a girl singing, and a second man reclining, holding the neck of a stringed instrument. The composition is derived from L'Accord Parfait (Perfect Accord) ca. 1719 by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), now in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (AC1999.18.1).
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Document identity
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35037
label
Watch with a Scene of Musicians
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Source metadata
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35037
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title
Watch with a Scene of Musicians
description
This watchcase is decorated with a scene of a man playing a flute, a girl singing, and a second man reclining, holding the neck of a stringed instrument. The composition is derived from L'Accord Parfait (Perfect Accord) ca. 1719 by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), now in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (AC1999.18.1).
provenance
Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870); Tiffany and Company, New York, prior to 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown] (on 1893 list, no. 42); Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1765
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CC0
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en
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Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
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watchcases
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
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med
porcelain, silver-gilt
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6211
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EAN
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none
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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