Watch by probably Jean Rousseau the Younger, Swiss, Geneva, ca. 1650–60
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1650–60
Watch made by probably Jean Rousseau the Younger (Swiss, 1606–1684), dated ca. 1650–60, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Case: rock crystal mounted in gilded brass; Dial: silver and black enamel with gilded-brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel.
Recorded dimensions: Diameter (case): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1014; details are those of this museum object, and 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
- Medium
- Case: rock crystal mounted in gilded brass; Dial: silver and black enamel with gilded-brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions
- Diameter (case): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: rock crystal mounted in gilded brass; Dial: silver and black enamel with gilded-brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter (case): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- ca. 1650–60
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: probably Jean Rousseau the Younger (Swiss, 1606–1684)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1014
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.