Watch by Richard Ledertz, German, Strasbourg, ca. 1620–30
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1620–30
Watch made by Richard Ledertz (German, recorded 1600–30), dated ca. 1620–30, from German, Strasbourg. The museum records its materials as: Silver gilt, rock crystal, gilt brass, steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 11/16 × 15/16 × 13/16 in. (4.3 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1478; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Silver gilt, rock crystal, gilt brass, steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 11/16 × 15/16 × 13/16 in. (4.3 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm)
- Materials museum
- Silver gilt, rock crystal, gilt brass, steel
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 1 11/16 × 15/16 × 13/16 in. (4.3 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Strasbourg
- Date recorded
- ca. 1620–30
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Richard Ledertz (German, recorded 1600–30)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1478
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.