Watch, F. L. Meybom, ca. 1670–75
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1670–75
Watch made by F. L. Meybom (active ca. 1650–80), dated ca. 1670–75, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Case: gold, blued steel, rock crystal, partly gilded silver, and diamonds; Dial: painted enamel and basse-taille enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and silver.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 5/8 in. (3.8 × 3.2 × 1.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1600; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: gold, blued steel, rock crystal, partly gilded silver, and diamonds; Dial: painted enamel and basse-taille enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and silver
- Materials
- Case: gold, blued steel, rock crystal, partly gilded silver, and diamonds; Dial: painted enamel and basse-taille enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 5/8 in. (3.8 × 3.2 × 1.6 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 5/8 in. (3.8 × 3.2 × 1.6 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- ca. 1670–75
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: F. L. Meybom (active ca. 1650–80)
- Museum attribution
- F. L. Meybom
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1600
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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