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Source Description
The face and the back of the watch have been covered with glass leaving the movement visible. Late 18th-century Swiss watchmakers were admired for their ingenuity in creating unusual watches.
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Document identity
localId
37148
label
Watch
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
37148
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Watch
description
The face and the back of the watch have been covered with glass leaving the movement visible. Late 18th-century Swiss watchmakers were admired for their ingenuity in creating unusual watches.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1785
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, glass, silver, diamond chips
creator_ids
6290
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1954
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
52c0058ef6586f7a