Coach Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1770/76
This coach watch is a silver timekeeping piece created circa 1770/76 by the German maker Johann Eusebius Loderer in Augsburg, Germany. The circular silver case measures 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.) in diameter and is fitted with a suspension neck and large top ring, threaded with cord.
The exterior of the silver case is richly worked in relief, featuring a mythological scene framed by architectural and rocaille scrollwork. Visible figures include a central seated female figure elevated on clouds, accompanied by a small child, a warrior-like figure holding a shield, and a seated male figure holding a caduceus, set against columns and a seascape background. Several winding or mounting apertures are visible across the relief composition, and a thin cord extends from the bottom of the case.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Johann Eusebius Loderer, German, 1770-1776, Augsburg, Germany
- Place recorded
- Augsburg
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Coach Watch
- Museum object number
- 1958.459
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.