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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
pocket watches
Watch in the form of a Lesser George
ca. 1600
Watch in the form of a Lesser George made by Movement by Nicholas Vallin (Flemish, active ca. 1590–died 1603), dated ca. 1600, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case and dial: gold, partly enameled; movement: gilded brass and steel. Recorded dimensions: overall: 1 7/16 × 15/16 in. (3.7 × 2.4…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
pocket watches
Watch with alarm by Nicholas Vallin, British, London, ca. 1600
ca. 1600
Watch with alarm made by Movement by Nicholas Vallin (Flemish, active ca. 1590–died 1603), dated ca. 1600, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: gilded brass, slver; movement: gilded brass, with an alarm train of iron. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm).
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