Watch by Denis Bordier, Swiss, Geneva, ca. 1650
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1650
Watch made by Denis Bordier (active Geneva, 1629–1677, d. 1708), dated ca. 1650, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Silver, gilded brass, blued steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 2 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 in. (5.1 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1569; 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
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Silver, gilded brass, blued steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 in. (5.1 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm)
- Materials museum
- Silver, gilded brass, blued steel
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 2 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 in. (5.1 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- ca. 1650
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Denis Bordier (active Geneva, 1629–1677, d. 1708)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1569
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.