Watch by Nicolas Gribelin, French, Paris movement with possibly Blois case, case probably ca. 1650–60, movement ca. 1680
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
case probably ca. 1650–60, movement ca. 1680
Watch made by Nicolas Gribelin (the Younger?) (French, 1637–1719), dated case probably ca. 1650–60, movement ca. 1680, from French, Paris movement with possibly Blois case.
The museum records its materials as: Case: enameled gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1559; 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
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: enameled gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: enameled gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris movement with possibly Blois case
- Date recorded
- case probably ca. 1650–60, movement ca. 1680
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Nicolas Gribelin (the Younger?) (French, 1637–1719)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1559
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.