Watch, Senebier, 1635-50
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1635-50
Silver, gilt brass and crystal watch in the form of a flower bud, top-plate engraved 'Senebier'. Crystal case mounted in bronze and silver gilt with three oval openings, each covered by a hinged silver lid with oval crystal window.
The movement hinges outwards through one of the openings. Silver dial. Roman numeral hours, with arrow-heads at the half-hours. Floral engraving in the dial centre. Hand missing. Oval brass movement plates, the backplate engraved 'Senebier', the signature surrounded by engraving. Baluster pillars. Fusee and gut line. Brass wheels. The verge, balance and cock all missing. Mainspring formerly with tangent-screw set-up, but the screw now missing.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 4.5 cm; Width: 3.1 cm; Depth: 3.1 cm; Height: 5.2 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Silver, gilded brass and rock crystal
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Geneva
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- engraved 'Senebier'
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O114510
- Museum object number
- 237-1853
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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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