Watch, W.A., 1571
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1571
Watch made by W.A., dated 1571, from Flemish, Antwerp or possibly Ghent. The museum records its materials as: Case and dial: gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass and polished steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (4.8 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm); Height of back plate: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1548; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case and dial: gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass and polished steel
- Materials
- Case and dial: gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass and polished steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (4.8 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm); Height of back plate: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (4.8 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm); Height of back plate: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Flemish, Antwerp or possibly Ghent
- Date recorded
- 1571
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: W.A.
- Museum attribution
- W.A.
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1548
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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