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    "localId": "20201",
    "label": "Watch in Purple Glass Case",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/58.26"
}

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    "id": "20201",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/58.26",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Watch in Purple Glass Case",
    "description": "Purple glass, like that in this watch, was popular in the 17th century because it resembled the semiprecious stone amethyst, which was believed to have protective qualities.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "ca. 1650-1660 (Baroque)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/58.26",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Timepieces, Clocks & Watches",
        "watches"
    ],
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_58.26_Fnt_NG_119A.jpg",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 3.8,
            "height": 2.2
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "Diam: 1 1/2 × D: 7/8 in. (3.8 × 2.2 cm)"
}

{
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] Abraham Cailliatte",
    "med": "gilded brass and purple glass case; copper and enamel dial; partially gilded brass and steel movement",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6290",
        "15353"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "BAR"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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