Engraved Egg Watch (Cleveland Museum of Art 1929.994)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1590–1600
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1929.994: Engraved Egg Watch, 1590–1600. Denis Martinot (French), attributed to Theodor de Bry (Flemish, 1528–1598). Silver, steel, and rock crystal; overall: 7.4 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.).
Inscribed: inscribed: D. Martinot, Paris.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- silver, steel, and rock crystal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.4 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 7.4 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver, steel, and rock crystal
Design
- Inscription
- inscribed: D. Martinot, Paris.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1590–1600
- Culture period
- France
- Maker recorded
- Denis Martinot (French), Theodor de Bry (Flemish, 1528–1598)
- Museum attribution
- Denis Martinot (French); Theodor de Bry (Flemish, 1528–1598)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1929.994
- Published references
- Baillie, G. H. Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1929. Mentioned: P. 243 W. M. M. “Three Renaissance Watches.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 17, no. 3 (March 1930): 30–39. Mentioned: P. 31-32; Reproduced: P. 30
- Museum classification
- Jewelry
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.