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Watch Case, 1800–1830

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1800–1830

Watch case in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 30.120.122), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department. The museum dates it 1800–1830.

The museum records the medium as Walrus ivory and the dimensions as 9 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (24.1 x 8.6 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Birds, Ships. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
Walrus ivory
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (24.1 x 8.6 cm)

Identification

Met object id
9747
Museum object name
Watch case
Museum object number
30.120.122

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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