Design for a ring watch, 1561
Pierre II Woeiriot (French, 1532–1596/99)
Engraving

3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (7.9 x 5.6 cm)
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926 (26.57.50)

Plate 32 is from a book of forty designs for rings by the goldsmith and engraver Woeiriot published in Lyon, France, after Woeiriot returned to France from a visit to Rome. The French edition, titled Livre d'aneaux d'orfévrerie de l'invention de Pierre Woeiriot Lorrain, appeared in 1561. An Italian edition, the Libro d'anella d'orefici del inventione de Piero Woeirioto di Loreno, appeared in the same year.

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Pierre II Woeiriot (French, 1532–1596/99)

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"Pierre II Woeiriot: Design for a ring watch (26.57.50)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/watc/ho_26.57.50.htm (February 2009)

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This work has been published in the Museum's Bulletin or Journal. These articles may or may not represent the most current scholarship.

Leopold, J. H., and Clare Vincent. "An Extravagant Jewel: The George Watch." Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 35 (2000).

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