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Source Description
During the 18th century, because the supply of Japanese lacquer was limited to that imported to Europe by the Dutch through their base in Deshima, Japan, European craftsmen introduced japanning, a type of pseudo-lacquer made with shellac.
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Document identity
localId
39385
label
Watch and Case with Japanese-Style Motifs
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object
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2
Source metadata
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39385
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object
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normalized
title
Watch and Case with Japanese-Style Motifs
description
During the 18th century, because the supply of Japanese lacquer was limited to that imported to Europe by the Dutch through their base in Deshima, Japan, European craftsmen introduced japanning, a type of pseudo-lacquer made with shellac.
provenance
Acquired by Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov [Anatole Demidoff], 1st Prince of San Donato (1813–1870), Florence, Italy [date and mode of acquisition unknown]. Acquired by Tiffany & Co., New York, by 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown] [1]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1897; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Catalogue de montres exposées chez Tiffany & Co. ayant fait partie de la collection Demidoff, Prince de San Donato (New York: Tiffany & Co., 1893), no. 13 “Montre Louis XV, fond laque. Horloger, Jno. Russet [sic], London.”
date
Case: 1754-1755; Movement is slightly later
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
watchcases
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Movement maker's mark] engraved on backplate of watch movement: Jno Russel
London / 2085
med
gold, imitation lacquer, enamel, glass paste gems
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15471
4073
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EAN
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170
2869
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1
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photo
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1e1bae806556aff9
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no
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2
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photo
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31a7a4bfad317903
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