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Watch, ca. 1590–1620

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1590–1620

Watch in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.1534), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it ca.

1590–1620. The museum records the medium as Rock crystal, gilt metal, silver and the dimensions as 2 × 1 1/2 in. (5.1 × 3.8 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Rock crystal, gilt metal, silver
Dimensions
2 × 1 1/2 in. (5.1 × 3.8 cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Horology

Identification

Met object id
194127
Museum object name
Watch
Museum object number
17.190.1534

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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