Watch by Nicolas Forfaict, French, Paris, ca. 1605
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1605
Watch made by Nicolas Forfaict (French, Paris, ca. 1580–1615), dated ca. 1605, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gilt metal, silver. Recorded dimensions: watch case: 2 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.
(7.3 × 4.8 cm); back plate: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.1 × 3.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1606; 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
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gilt metal, silver
- Dimensions
- watch case: 2 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (7.3 × 4.8 cm); back plate: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.1 × 3.5 cm)
- Materials museum
- Gilt metal, silver
- Dimensions museum
- watch case: 2 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (7.3 × 4.8 cm); back plate: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.1 × 3.5 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- ca. 1605
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Nicolas Forfaict (French, Paris, ca. 1580–1615)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1606
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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