Watch in the form of a human skull
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
case ca. 1810–20, movement ca. 1650
Watch in the form of a human skull made by Isaac Penard (Swiss, 1619–1676), dated case ca. 1810–20, movement ca. 1650, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Case: silver; Dial: silver, partly nielloed; Movement: gilded brass and steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 2 × 1 3/8 × 1 9/16 in. (5.1 × 3.5 × 4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1575; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: silver; Dial: silver, partly nielloed; Movement: gilded brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 × 1 3/8 × 1 9/16 in. (5.1 × 3.5 × 4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: silver; Dial: silver, partly nielloed; Movement: gilded brass and steel
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 2 × 1 3/8 × 1 9/16 in. (5.1 × 3.5 × 4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- case ca. 1810–20, movement ca. 1650
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Isaac Penard (Swiss, 1619–1676)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1575
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.