Watch with alarm

Watchmaker: Abraham Cusin

ca. 1660–70

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 532

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Title: Watch with alarm
Maker: Watchmaker: Abraham Cusin (active 1651–82) (movement)
Date: ca. 1660–70
Culture: French, Corbigny
Medium: Pierced silver case, dial of gilt brass and painted enamel
Dimensions: Diam. 1-3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1578
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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