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Source Description
This gold watch hangs on a 5 inch chatelaine. It is likely German-made for the English market. The case is gold, engraved and set with plaques of green jasper. Inside is stamped "A.G." The backplate is engraved "Bond, London."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
6153
label
Watch case and chatelaine
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
6153
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Watch case and chatelaine
description
This gold watch hangs on a 5 inch chatelaine. It is likely German-made for the English market. The case is gold, engraved and set with plaques of green jasper. Inside is stamped "A.G." The backplate is engraved "Bond, London."
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. 3); Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1750
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L of chatelaine: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm); Diam of watch: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Initials] Inside: A.G.; [Inscription] Engraved on backplate: Bond
London
med
gold, green jasper
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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210cb13bf9712853