Watch by Wilhelm Peffenhauser, German, Augsburg, watch ca. 1650, cameo 16th–17th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
watch ca. 1650, cameo 16th–17th century
Watch made by Wilhelm Peffenhauser (German, Augsburg, born 1618, master 1647, died before 1683), dated watch ca. 1650, cameo 16th–17th century, from German, Augsburg. The museum records its materials as: Case: agate, onyx cameo, with cover of enameled gold set with gemstones (rubies); Dial: engraved gold and silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/16 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm); Overall (visible cameo): 13.8 × 11 mm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1517; 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: agate, onyx cameo, with cover of enameled gold set with gemstones (rubies); Dial: engraved gold and silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/16 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm); Overall (visible cameo): 13.8 × 11 mm
- Materials museum
- Case: agate, onyx cameo, with cover of enameled gold set with gemstones (rubies); Dial: engraved gold and silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/16 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm); Overall (visible cameo): 13.8 × 11 mm
Identification
- Culture
- German, Augsburg
- Date recorded
- watch ca. 1650, cameo 16th–17th century
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Wilhelm Peffenhauser (German, Augsburg, born 1618, master 1647, died before 1683)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1517
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.