Watch by Nicolas Bernard, French, Paris, ca. 1570
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1570
Watch made by Nicolas Bernard (French, active 1560–90), dated ca. 1570, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Rock crystal, gilt-metal. Recorded dimensions: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.
(3.8 × 3.2 cm) Other (back plate of movement): 1 7/16 × 1 1/4 in. (3.7 × 3.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1609; 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
- Rock crystal, gilt-metal
- Dimensions
- 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 cm) Other (back plate of movement): 1 7/16 × 1 1/4 in. (3.7 × 3.1 cm)
- Materials museum
- Rock crystal, gilt-metal
- Dimensions museum
- 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 cm) Other (back plate of movement): 1 7/16 × 1 1/4 in. (3.7 × 3.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- ca. 1570
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Nicolas Bernard (French, active 1560–90)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1609
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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