Watch

Style of Bognard

mid-19th century

Not on view

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Title: Watch
Maker: Style of Bognard
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: French
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926
Object Number: 26.267.33
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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