Watch case, George Harrison, probably ca. 1770
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
probably ca. 1770
Watch case made by Case maker: possibly George Harrison (British, active beginning 1760), dated probably ca. 1770, from French, for Turkish market. The museum records its materials as: Partly enameled gold, outer case set with diamonds.
Recorded dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 15/16 × 1 7/8 × 5/8 in. (4.9 × 4.8 × 1.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1568; 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
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Partly enameled gold, outer case set with diamonds
- Materials
- Partly enameled gold, outer case set with diamonds
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 1 15/16 × 1 7/8 × 5/8 in. (4.9 × 4.8 × 1.6 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 1 15/16 × 1 7/8 × 5/8 in. (4.9 × 4.8 × 1.6 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, for Turkish market
- Date recorded
- probably ca. 1770
- Maker recorded
- Case maker: possibly George Harrison (British, active beginning 1760)
- Museum attribution
- George Harrison
- Museum object name
- Watch case
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1568
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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