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Source Description
On this watchcase, translucent layers of "basse-taille" enamel have been applied over a guilloché engraved surface that has been cut into the gold. The decoration consists of engraved floral and rocaille scrolls, and a basket of flowers suspended by a ribbon.
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Document identity
localId
22051
label
Watch with Case
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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22051
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Watch with Case
description
On this watchcase, translucent layers of "basse-taille" enamel have been applied over a guilloché engraved surface that has been cut into the gold. The decoration consists of engraved floral and rocaille scrolls, and a basket of flowers suspended by a ribbon.
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. 22); Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1755-1760
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
watchcases
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Pr Michau a Paris 4848
med
gold, basse-taille enamel
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7105
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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