Watch by Johan Ulrich Schmidt, German, Augsburg, ca. 1660
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1660
Watch made by Johan Ulrich Schmidt (German, born ca. 1622, master 1648), dated ca. 1660, from German, Augsburg. The museum records its materials as: Case: gold, and painted enamel set with garnets; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued.
Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1518; 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
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: gold, and painted enamel set with garnets; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: gold, and painted enamel set with garnets; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Augsburg
- Date recorded
- ca. 1660
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Johan Ulrich Schmidt (German, born ca. 1622, master 1648)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1518
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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