Watch, David Ramsay, ca. 1620–25
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1620–25
Watch made by David Ramsay (working 1600, died 1660) Enameler: Plaques by I. R. (probably Jean Reymond) (active ca. 1615–32) of Limoges, dated ca. 1620–25, from British, probably London.
The museum records its materials as: Case: painted enamel on copper, partly gilt, and silver gilt; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.8 × 3.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1550; 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: painted enamel on copper, partly gilt, and silver gilt; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver
- Materials
- Case: painted enamel on copper, partly gilt, and silver gilt; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.8 × 3.5 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.8 × 3.5 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, probably London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1620–25
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: David Ramsay (working 1600, died 1660) Enameler: Plaques by I. R. (probably Jean Reymond) (active ca. 1615–32) of Limoges
- Museum attribution
- David Ramsay
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1550
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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