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Watch, Jacques Goullons, ca. 1645–48

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1645–48

Watch made by Jacques Goullons (French, recorded 1626, active Paris ca. 1640–60, died 1671), dated ca. 1645–48. The museum records its materials as: Case and dial of enameled gold; hand of steel; movement of brass, partly gilded, and steel.

Recorded dimensions: Diameter of case 5.6 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1975.1.1244; 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
Case and dial of enameled gold; hand of steel; movement of brass, partly gilded, and steel
Materials
Case and dial of enameled gold; hand of steel; movement of brass, partly gilded, and steel
Dimensions
Diameter of case 5.6 cm
Dimensions
Diameter of case 5.6 cm

Identification

Date recorded
ca. 1645–48
Maker recorded
Jacques Goullons (French, recorded 1626, active Paris ca. 1640–60, died 1671)
Museum attribution
Jacques Goullons
Museum object name
Watch
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum object number
1975.1.1244

Catalogue references

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