Maker
Charles Bobinet
Maker name as recorded in the holding museum's catalogue: “Watchmaker: Charles Bobinet (Swiss, Chastelrault, France 1610–1678 Geneva)”. Biographical and business details beyond that record have not been independently verified.
- Kind
- watchmaker
- Country
- Switzerland
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Catalogue entries (2)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
pocket watches
Watch by Charles Bobinet, Swiss, Geneva, mid-17th century
mid-17th century
Watch made by Charles Bobinet (Swiss, Chastelrault, France 1610–1678 Geneva), dated mid-17th century, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Rock crystal, enamel, silver. Recorded dimensions: 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (4.4 × 3.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1616; details…
Partial type record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
pocket watches
Watch by Charles Bobinet, Swiss, Geneva, probably ca. 1655–60
probably ca. 1655–60
Watch made by Charles Bobinet (Swiss, Chastelrault, France 1610–1678 Geneva), dated probably ca. 1655–60, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Case: agate with enameled golt mounts; Dial: white enamel with gold hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel. Recorded dimensions: Diameter (ca…
Partial type record
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Brass1
- Gold1
- Silver1
- Steel1
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