Watch by Jean Baptiste III Baillon (French, master 1727, French, Paris, mid-18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid-18th century
Watch made by Jean Baptiste III Baillon (French, master 1727; died 1772), dated mid-18th century, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Shagreen, gold, enamel, steel. Recorded dimensions: Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 89.2.67a, b; 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Shagreen, gold, enamel, steel
- Dimensions
- Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
- Materials museum
- Shagreen, gold, enamel, steel
- Dimensions museum
- Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- mid-18th century
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Jean Baptiste III Baillon (French, master 1727; died 1772)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 89.2.67a, b
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.