Watch by Nicolaus Rugendas the Elder, German, Augsburg, ca. 1620
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1620
Watch made by Nicolaus Rugendas the Elder (German, 1585–1658), dated ca. 1620, from German, Augsburg. The museum records its materials as: Lapis lazuli, rock crystal, gilt metal.
Recorded dimensions: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1519; 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Lapis lazuli, rock crystal, gilt metal
- Dimensions
- 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 cm)
- Materials museum
- Lapis lazuli, rock crystal, gilt metal
- Dimensions museum
- 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Augsburg
- Date recorded
- ca. 1620
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Nicolaus Rugendas the Elder (German, 1585–1658)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1519
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.