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Source Description
This watch is in a circular gold case, engraved on the back, and decorated with a relief of a bagpiper and children. The background to the scene is enameled in green and yellow, the figures appear to be in silver. The movement is French. The dial is a later replacement.
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Document identity
localId
25774
label
Gold watch with a relief of a bagpiper and children
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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25774
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object
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normalized
title
Gold watch with a relief of a bagpiper and children
description
This watch is in a circular gold case, engraved on the back, and decorated with a relief of a bagpiper and children. The background to the scene is enameled in green and yellow, the figures appear to be in silver. The movement is French. The dial is a later replacement.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1775
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] On backplate: Pre. LeRoy a Paris
med
gold, silver, enamel
creator_ids
2303
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EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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c52018014370a458