Watch in the form of a Lesser George
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1600
Watch in the form of a Lesser George made by Movement by Nicholas Vallin (Flemish, active ca. 1590–died 1603), dated ca. 1600, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case and dial: gold, partly enameled; movement: gilded brass and steel.
Recorded dimensions: overall: 1 7/16 × 15/16 in. (3.7 × 2.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1475; 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
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case and dial: gold, partly enameled; movement: gilded brass and steel
- Dimensions
- overall: 1 7/16 × 15/16 in. (3.7 × 2.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case and dial: gold, partly enameled; movement: gilded brass and steel
- Dimensions museum
- overall: 1 7/16 × 15/16 in. (3.7 × 2.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1600
- Maker recorded
- Movement by Nicholas Vallin (Flemish, active ca. 1590–died 1603)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1475
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.