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Source Description
In the 1600s watches with painted enamel covers that depicted either religious or well-known amorous stories from antiquity were popular as much for personal ornamentation as for telling time.
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Document identity
localId
23948
label
Watch with Scenes of Europa and the Bull and a Satyr and Sleeping Nymph
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
23948
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Watch with Scenes of Europa and the Bull and a Satyr and Sleeping Nymph
description
In the 1600s watches with painted enamel covers that depicted either religious or well-known amorous stories from antiquity were popular as much for personal ornamentation as for telling time.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1690
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
watches
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.6
height
6.4
depth
4
dimensionsRaw
Approx H: 3 × W: 2 1/2 × D: 1 9/16 in. (7.62 × 6.35 × 4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] On back of case: P. Huaud fecit; [Inscription] On movement: S Charleson
London
1556 (?)
med
gold and enamels
creator_ids
2404
34355
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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3e15e64e4468c91f