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 Firm of Frères Esquivillon (recorded ca. 1800)
Watch, ca. 1800
20
Swiss (Geneva)
Gold, turquoise, spinel; Diam. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926 (26.267.60)
 Detail of Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc, née Françoise Poncelle
Like many wealthy, well-dressed women of the time, Madame Leblanc seems to have owned a jeweled watch. The one she wears in her portrait, decorated with turquoise, resembles this example in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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