Pocket chronometer, François Czapek, ca. 1850–55
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1850–55
Pocket chronometer made by François Czapek (Bohemian, 1811–before 1895), dated ca. 1850–55, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Case: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with gold hands; Movement: gilded brass and steel.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 4.4 × 1.3 cm); Diameter (plate): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1983.183.5; 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: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with gold hands; Movement: gilded brass and steel
- Materials
- Case: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with gold hands; Movement: gilded brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 4.4 × 1.3 cm); Diameter (plate): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 4.4 × 1.3 cm); Diameter (plate): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- ca. 1850–55
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: François Czapek (Bohemian, 1811–before 1895)
- Museum attribution
- François Czapek
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1983.183.5
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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