Watch and chatelaine, Hippolyte Téterger, ca. 1875–78
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1875–78
Watch and chatelaine made by Case maker: Hippolyte Téterger (French, 1831–after 1891), dated ca. 1875–78, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Chatelaine: partly enameled gold and platinum set with diamonds; Movement: gilded brass and steel. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 6 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (15.9 × 6 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 59.43a–c; 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
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Chatelaine: partly enameled gold and platinum set with diamonds; Movement: gilded brass and steel
- Materials
- Chatelaine: partly enameled gold and platinum set with diamonds; Movement: gilded brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (15.9 × 6 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (15.9 × 6 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- ca. 1875–78
- Maker recorded
- Case maker: Hippolyte Téterger (French, 1831–after 1891)
- Museum attribution
- Hippolyte Téterger
- Museum object name
- Watch and chatelaine
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 59.43a–c
Catalogue references
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Research required
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