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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
pocket watches
Clock-watch with alarm and calendar
ca. 1600–1610
Clock-watch with alarm and calendar made by Nicolas Forfaict (French, Paris, ca. 1580–1615), dated ca. 1600–1610, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Movement: gilded breass and steel, partly blued; case and dial: brass, silvered brass, silver; hand: steel. Recorded dimensions: 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
pocket watches
Watch by Nicolas Forfaict, French, Paris, ca. 1605
ca. 1605
Watch made by Nicolas Forfaict (French, Paris, ca. 1580–1615), dated ca. 1605, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gilt metal, silver. Recorded dimensions: watch case: 2 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (7.3 × 4.8 cm); back plate: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.1 × 3.5 cm).
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