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The watch is enameled with a scene of a young couple interrupted by a farmer and is signed by the enamelist Dailly. Since the 19th century, the watch has been suspended from a chatelaine decorated with country scenes in the manner of the noted rococo artist François Boucher.

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Document identity
localId
21913
label
Chatelaine and Watch Depicting a Young Couple Interrupted by a Farmer
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
21913
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Chatelaine and Watch Depicting a Young Couple Interrupted by a Farmer
description
The watch is enameled with a scene of a young couple interrupted by a farmer and is signed by the enamelist Dailly. Since the 19th century, the watch has been suspended from a chatelaine decorated with country scenes in the manner of the noted rococo artist François Boucher.
provenance
Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Tiffany & Co., New York, 1893, lot 28; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1893, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Watch: 1761-1762; Chatelaine: ca. 1830
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
cases
chatelaines
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 in. (5.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] On movement: Roland Pro a Paris no. 121
med
gold, ""en plein"" enamel, mother-of-pearl, paint
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7957
7958
4202
2724
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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84d9a91153bd6e19
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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9aa0bd43a320c06b
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no
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no