Watch by Karl Schmidt, German, ca. 1600
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1600
Watch made by Karl Schmidt (German, ca. 1590–1635/36, working 1614), dated ca. 1600, from German. The museum records its materials as: Gilt metal, silver. Recorded dimensions: 2 x 1-1/2 in.
(5.1 x 3.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1533; 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
- Gilt metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 2 x 1-1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm)
- Materials museum
- Gilt metal, silver
- Dimensions museum
- 2 x 1-1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German
- Date recorded
- ca. 1600
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Karl Schmidt (German, ca. 1590–1635/36, working 1614)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1533
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.