Pocket watch, Firm of Breguet et Fils, ca. 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1900
Pocket watch made by Firm of Breguet et Fils (French, 1816–1833), dated ca. 1900, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold, enamel, gilded brass and steel. Recorded dimensions: 2 7/8 × 2 × 9/16 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 1.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1979.498.1; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gold, enamel, gilded brass and steel
- Materials
- Gold, enamel, gilded brass and steel
- Dimensions
- 2 7/8 × 2 × 9/16 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 1.4 cm)
- Dimensions
- 2 7/8 × 2 × 9/16 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 1.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- ca. 1900
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Firm of Breguet et Fils (French, 1816–1833)
- Museum attribution
- Firm of Breguet et Fils
- Museum object name
- Pocket watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1979.498.1
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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