Watch

Watchmaker: Ferdinand Berthoud French

early 19th century

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Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: Ferdinand Berthoud (French, 1727–1807)
Date: early 19th century
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Bequest of Laura Frances Hearn, 1917
Object Number: 17.101.11
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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