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An 18K gold case with translucent enamel over guilloché surface (revealing engraved patterns). Enameled in the face of the case is a putto with flowers, and on the reverse is finely engraved gold ground covered with brown transluscent enamel and set with a half-pearl.

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Document identity
localId
35509
label
Ladies Hunting Case Watch
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
id
35509
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ladies Hunting Case Watch
description
An 18K gold case with translucent enamel over guilloché surface (revealing engraved patterns). Enameled in the face of the case is a putto with flowers, and on the reverse is finely engraved gold ground covered with brown transluscent enamel and set with a half-pearl.
provenance
Rebecca Ulman Weil, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase (?); Henrietta Lehmayer Moser (1898-1960), Baltimore, 1936, by inheritance [from her aunt]; Liz and Peter Moser, Baltimore, 1958-1959, by gift [from his mother]; Walters Art Museum, 2006, by gift.
date
1840-1849
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
cases
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.3
height
1
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 11/16 x D: 3/8 in. (4.29 x 0.95 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, translucent enamel over guilloché surface, rose diamonds, rubies, half-pearl
creator_ids
8761
6290
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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