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Watch with alarm by Nicholas Vallin, British, London, ca. 1600

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1600

Watch with alarm 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: gilded brass, slver; movement: gilded brass, with an alarm train of iron.

Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1476; 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: gilded brass, slver; movement: gilded brass, with an alarm train of iron
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Materials museum
Case: gilded brass, slver; movement: gilded brass, with an alarm train of iron
Dimensions museum
Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 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 with alarm
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum object number
17.190.1476

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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