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Watch by Pieter Klock, Dutch, Amsterdam with Swiss, Geneva case, ca. 1700–10

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1700–10

Watch made by Pieter Klock (Dutch, 1665–1754), dated ca. 1700–10, from Dutch, Amsterdam with Swiss, Geneva case. The museum records its materials as: Case: painted enamel on gold.

Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1436a, b; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Medium
Case: painted enamel on gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Materials museum
Case: painted enamel on gold
Dimensions museum
Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

Identification

Culture
Dutch, Amsterdam with Swiss, Geneva case
Date recorded
ca. 1700–10
Maker recorded
Watchmaker: Pieter Klock (Dutch, 1665–1754)
Museum department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum object name
Watch
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum object number
17.190.1436a, b

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

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