Watch by Pierre Gauthier, French, Paris, case ca. 1640; movement ca. 1710
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
case ca. 1640; movement ca. 1710
Watch made by Pierre Gauthier (French), dated case ca. 1640; movement ca. 1710, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Metal, enamel, gold. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/8 in.
(6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1565; 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Metal, enamel, gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
- Materials museum
- Metal, enamel, gold
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- case ca. 1640; movement ca. 1710
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Pierre Gauthier (French)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1565
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.