Watch by Jacques Goullons, French, probably Paris, ca. 1645–50
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1645–50
Watch made by Jacques Goullons (French, recorded 1626, active Paris ca. 1640–60, died 1671), dated ca. 1645–50, from French, probably Paris. The museum records its materials as: Case and dial: painted enamel on gold with brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel. Recorded dimensions: Diameter (case): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1557; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case and dial: painted enamel on gold with brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions
- Diameter (case): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case and dial: painted enamel on gold with brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter (case): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, probably Paris
- Date recorded
- ca. 1645–50
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Jacques Goullons (French, recorded 1626, active Paris ca. 1640–60, died 1671)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1557
Catalogue references
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Research required
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