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Watchmaker: Pierre Duhamel Swiss
ca. 1650
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch
  • Maker: Watchmaker: Pierre Duhamel (1630–1686)
  • Date: ca. 1650
  • Culture: Swiss
  • Medium: Silver, enamel
  • Dimensions: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (3.2 × 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.2.64
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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