Watch by Abraham Bobinet, Swiss, Geneva, ca. 1660–80
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1660–80
Watch made by Abraham Bobinet (Swiss, Geneva 1639–1688 Geneva), dated ca. 1660–80, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Rock crystal, gilded brass, silver, blued steel.
Recorded dimensions: 2 7/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/4 in. (6.2 × 3.7 × 1.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1619; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Rock crystal, gilded brass, silver, blued steel
- Dimensions
- 2 7/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/4 in. (6.2 × 3.7 × 1.9 cm)
- Materials museum
- Rock crystal, gilded brass, silver, blued steel
- Dimensions museum
- 2 7/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/4 in. (6.2 × 3.7 × 1.9 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- ca. 1660–80
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Abraham Bobinet (Swiss, Geneva 1639–1688 Geneva)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1619
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.