Watch by Charles Bobinet, Swiss, Geneva, probably ca. 1655–60
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
probably ca. 1655–60
Watch made by Charles Bobinet (Swiss, Chastelrault, France 1610–1678 Geneva), dated probably ca. 1655–60, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Case: agate with enameled golt mounts; Dial: white enamel with gold hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel.
Recorded dimensions: Diameter (case): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1617; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: agate with enameled golt mounts; Dial: white enamel with gold hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions
- Diameter (case): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: agate with enameled golt mounts; Dial: white enamel with gold hand; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter (case): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- probably ca. 1655–60
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Charles Bobinet (Swiss, Chastelrault, France 1610–1678 Geneva)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1617
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.