Watch by Edward East, British, London, ca. 1640
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1640
Watch made by Edward East (British, 1602–1697), dated ca. 1640, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Outer and inner cases: silver, with a plain silver dial; movement: gilded brass, silver, and steel, partly blued.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1468a, b; 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
- Outer and inner cases: silver, with a plain silver dial; movement: gilded brass, silver, and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm)
- Materials museum
- Outer and inner cases: silver, with a plain silver dial; movement: gilded brass, silver, and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1640
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Edward East (British, 1602–1697)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1468a, 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.