Watch, James Vautrollier, ca. 1620–25
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1620–25
Watch made by Movement by James Vautrollier (recorded working 1622–41; Clockmakers' Company 1632), dated ca. 1620–25, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: silver, partly gilded, and gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued.
Recorded dimensions: Diam. 1-1/8 in. (2.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1553; 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
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- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: silver, partly gilded, and gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Materials
- Case: silver, partly gilded, and gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
- Dimensions
- Diam. 1-1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
- Dimensions
- Diam. 1-1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, London
- Date recorded
- ca. 1620–25
- Maker recorded
- Movement by James Vautrollier (recorded working 1622–41; Clockmakers' Company 1632)
- Museum attribution
- James Vautrollier
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1553
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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