Watch by Johann Possdorfer, German, Dresden, ca. 1630–40
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1630–40
Watch made by Johann Possdorfer (German, active Prague and Dresden, recorded 1620–24), dated ca. 1630–40, from German, Dresden. The museum records its materials as: Case: rock crystal and gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (3.2 × 2.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1525; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: rock crystal and gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (3.2 × 2.2 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: rock crystal and gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (3.2 × 2.2 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Dresden
- Date recorded
- ca. 1630–40
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Johann Possdorfer (German, active Prague and Dresden, recorded 1620–24)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1525
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.