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This watch looks European, but the inscription, “Made in Qianlong era,” referring to the emperor’s reign (1736–95), reveals it was made in China. Watches such as this illustrate the great enthusiasm in China for European horology.
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Title: Clock watch
Date: ca. 1736–95
Culture: Chinese
Medium: Case: partly gilded brass and black leather, fish skin, with gold studs; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and repeating mechanism
Dimensions:
Overall (with bail up, confirmed): 2 13/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (7.1 × 5.7 × 3.2 cm);
Diameter (back plate): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1447
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