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Watch

Watchmaker: Pierre Landré
ca. 1630–40
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch
  • Maker: Watchmaker: Pierre Landré (born 1610, recorded 1637)
  • Date: ca. 1630–40
  • Culture: French, Blois
  • Medium: Case: gilded brass; Movement: brass and steel
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.1 × 2.9 × 3.5 cm);
    Diameter (back plate): 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.1574
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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