Watch by Nicolaus Rugendas the Younger , master 1662, German, Augsburg, ca. 1670
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1670
Watch made by Nicolaus Rugendas the Younger (German, 1619–1694/5) , master 1662, dated ca. 1670, from German, Augsburg. The museum records its materials as: Case and dial: painted and raised enamel on gold, set with gemstones (rubies), with a single hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 3 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 7/8 in. (7.9 × 5.4 × 2.2 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1520; 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 and dial: painted and raised enamel on gold, set with gemstones (rubies), with a single hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 7/8 in. (7.9 × 5.4 × 2.2 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case and dial: painted and raised enamel on gold, set with gemstones (rubies), with a single hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 3 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 7/8 in. (7.9 × 5.4 × 2.2 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Augsburg
- Date recorded
- ca. 1670
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Nicolaus Rugendas the Younger (German, 1619–1694/5) , master 1662
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1520
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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