Watch by Johan Bock, German, Frankfurt, ca. 1620
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Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1620
Watch made by Johan Bock (German, active 1633), dated ca. 1620, from German, Frankfurt. The museum records its materials as: Silver. Recorded dimensions: 1 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (4.8 × 3.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1526; 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- 1 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (4.8 × 3.8 cm)
- Materials museum
- Silver
- Dimensions museum
- 1 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (4.8 × 3.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Frankfurt
- Date recorded
- ca. 1620
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Johan Bock (German, active 1633)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1526
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.