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Source Description
Portrayed on the case made in southern Germany in about 1745 are Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees; Vertumnus, the god of changing seasons, in the guise of an old lady; and Cupid.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
22336
label
Watch with Classical Deities
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
22336
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Watch with Classical Deities
description
Portrayed on the case made in southern Germany in about 1745 are Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees; Vertumnus, the god of changing seasons, in the guise of an old lady; and Cupid.
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. 55); Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
watchcases
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Source extras
med
copper, enamel, paint
creator_ids
7360
6211
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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2d325d7813c4091e