Watch by Firm of Moynier & Fils, Swiss, Geneva, ca. 1825
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1825
Watch made by Firm of Moynier & Fils (recorded about 1825–30), dated ca. 1825, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement, with cylinder escapement. Recorded dimensions: Height: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm); Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 89.2.84; 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
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement, with cylinder escapement
- Dimensions
- Height: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm); Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement, with cylinder escapement
- Dimensions museum
- Height: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm); Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Swiss, Geneva
- Date recorded
- ca. 1825
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Firm of Moynier & Fils (recorded about 1825–30)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 89.2.84
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
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