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Source Description
Decorative chatelaines were worn by men and women as pendants and multifunctional devices for carrying utensils like watches, signet seals, and sewing accessories. They were suspended from the waistband by means of the hook at the top, and the flexible, separate panels adjusted to the movements of the wearer. The watch and chatelaine are decorated with elaborate scrollwork and garlands over beautifully striated agate. The chatelaine is fitted with a watch key and a revolving rock crystal seal, neither of which were likely made at the same time as the chatelaine and watch.
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Document identity
localId
38933
label
Chatelaine with Watch
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
38933
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Chatelaine with Watch
description
Decorative chatelaines were worn by men and women as pendants and multifunctional devices for carrying utensils like watches, signet seals, and sewing accessories. They were suspended from the waistband by means of the hook at the top, and the flexible, separate panels adjusted to the movements of the wearer. The watch and chatelaine are decorated with elaborate scrollwork and garlands over beautifully striated agate. The chatelaine is fitted with a watch key and a revolving rock crystal seal, neither of which were likely made at the same time as the chatelaine and watch.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
chatelaine
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
watch: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm);chatelaine: 5 in. (12.7 cm) (l.)
Source extras
inscriptions
Inscribed: frs. (frères) Melly à Paris.
med
gold, gilt metal, agate, rock crystal
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2054
2227
2513
2704
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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4b2677a14d728a1a
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
cd8beb4e3878b7d5
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no