Watch with revolving portraits
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Watch with revolving portraits made by Denis Miroglio (or Miroli) (1682–before 1748), dated 18th century, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Silver, niello, enamel.
Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 83.1.74; 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
- Silver, niello, enamel
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
- Materials museum
- Silver, niello, enamel
- Dimensions museum
- Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- 18th century
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Denis Miroglio (or Miroli) (1682–before 1748)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 83.1.74
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.