Watch by Jean-François Bautte & Co., Swiss, Geneva, 1837–55
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1837–55
Watch made by Jean-François Bautte & Co. (1837–1855), dated 1837–55, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Gold, enamel. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/2 in.
(3.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 26.267.20; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gold, enamel
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
- Materials museum
- Gold, enamel
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- 1837–55
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Jean-François Bautte & Co. (1837–1855)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 26.267.20
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.