Watch, Robert Grinkin, ca. 1640–50
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1640–50
Watch made by Robert Grinkin (British, born after 1605, Clockmakers' Comapny 1632, died 1661), dated ca. 1640–50, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1482; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Materials
- Case: silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1640–50
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Robert Grinkin (British, born after 1605, Clockmakers' Comapny 1632, died 1661)
- Museum attribution
- Robert Grinkin
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1482
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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