Watch by Jaques Sermand, Swiss, Geneva, ca. 1620–50
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1620–50
Watch made by Jaques Sermand (Swiss, 1595–1651), dated ca. 1620–50, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Rock crystal, gilt bronze, silver. Recorded dimensions: 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.
(4.4 × 3.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1015; 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Rock crystal, gilt bronze, silver
- Dimensions
- 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (4.4 × 3.5 cm)
- Materials museum
- Rock crystal, gilt bronze, silver
- Dimensions museum
- 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (4.4 × 3.5 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- ca. 1620–50
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Jaques Sermand (Swiss, 1595–1651)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1015
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.