Watch, ca. 1630
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1630
Watch in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.1471), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it ca.
1630. It is attributed to Richard Masterson (British, active 1630, Clockmaker's Company 1633, died 1653). The museum records the medium as Silver, gilded brass, steel and the dimensions as Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (3.8 × 2.9 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Faces, Flowers. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver, gilded brass, steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (3.8 × 2.9 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Richard Masterson
Identification
- Met object id
- 194063
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1471
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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