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Source Description
This case was painted in enamel in France using a technique developed in Blois in the 1630s. Because the watch was intended for the Dutch market, the scene chosen is based on a painting by the renowned Dutch painter Cornelis van Poelenburch of the biblical subject of Lot and his daughters. The rear view of one daughter who has removed her clothes might stir the imagination, especially when the cool watch was held in a warm (male) hand.The finished case was sent to a watchmaker in The Hague, P. van Keulen, who made and signed the watch movement, or mechanism, and fit it into the case.
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Document identity
localId
5107
label
Watch Case with Lot and His Daughters
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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5107
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Watch Case with Lot and His Daughters
description
This case was painted in enamel in France using a technique developed in Blois in the 1630s. Because the watch was intended for the Dutch market, the scene chosen is based on a painting by the renowned Dutch painter Cornelis van Poelenburch of the biblical subject of Lot and his daughters. The rear view of one daughter who has removed her clothes might stir the imagination, especially when the cool watch was held in a warm (male) hand.The finished case was sent to a watchmaker in The Hague, P. van Keulen, who made and signed the watch movement, or mechanism, and fit it into the case.
provenance
Robert Hoe Collection Sale, American Art Association, New York, February 15, 1911, no. 2302; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1660 (Baroque)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Source extras
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gilded brass, painted enamel, brass movement
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7519
2125
6229
collection_ids
BAR
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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742618cdec3ed769