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Watch by Pierre Debaufré, French, Paris, ca. 1650

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1650

Watch made by Pierre Debaufré (French, ca. 1689–1722), dated ca. 1650, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold filigree, enamel. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1608a, b; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Medium
Gold filigree, enamel
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Materials museum
Gold filigree, enamel
Dimensions museum
Diameter: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)

Identification

Culture
French, Paris
Date recorded
ca. 1650
Maker recorded
Watchmaker: Pierre Debaufré (French, ca. 1689–1722)
Museum department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum object name
Watch
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum object number
17.190.1608a, b

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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