Egg-Type Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1740
Egg-Type Watch — silver, by Nicklaus Rugend German, 1585-1658 Augsburg, Germany, made in Augsburg, dated c. 1740. Physical description: Silver, brass, leather, and metal; 8.1 × 4.5 × 3.3 cm (3 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 8375). The museum record attributes this piece to Nicklaus Rugend German, 1585-1658 Augsburg, Germany in Augsburg around c. 1740. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 8.1 × 4.5 × 3.3 cm (3 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Silver, brass, leather, and metal
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- silver
- Museum object number
- 8375
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.