Watch by Probably Jean Cusin, Swiss, Geneva, ca. 1630
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1630
Watch made by Probably Jean Cusin (Swiss, 1585–1656), dated ca. 1630, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Rock crystal, silver, metal. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in.
(3.8 × 2.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1577; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Rock crystal, silver, metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (3.8 × 2.9 cm)
- Materials museum
- Rock crystal, silver, metal
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (3.8 × 2.9 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- ca. 1630
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Probably Jean Cusin (Swiss, 1585–1656)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1577
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.