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Source Description
The circular gold case of this watch is engraved and set with plaques of moss agate. The backplate is engraved, "Jno. Kolem, London, 175." The watch is probably English made for the Dutch market.
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Document identity
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4683
label
Gold engraved watch with moss agate plaques
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object
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1
Source metadata
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4683
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object
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normalized
title
Gold engraved watch with moss agate plaques
description
The circular gold case of this watch is engraved and set with plaques of moss agate. The backplate is engraved, "Jno. Kolem, London, 175." The watch is probably English made for the Dutch market.
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. 35); Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1750
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CC0
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en
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Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Engraved on backplate: Jno
Kolem
London
175.
med
gold, moss agate
creator_ids
6197
collection_ids
EAN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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3dd6fae392bf4a16