Watch, Robert Smith, ca. 1650
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1650
Watch made by Robert Smith (British, working 1630, Clockmakers' Company 1640, master 1650, died 1654), dated ca. 1650, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case and dial: silver and gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver.
Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1479; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case and dial: silver and gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver
- Materials
- Case and dial: silver and gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1650
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Robert Smith (British, working 1630, Clockmakers' Company 1640, master 1650, died 1654)
- Museum attribution
- Robert Smith
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1479
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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