Watch

Watchmaker: W. Moore

ca. 1790

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: W. Moore
Date: ca. 1790
Culture: British, London
Medium: Silver, glass, enamel
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1432
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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