Watch

Swiss

ca. 1815–40

Not on view

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Title: Watch
Date: ca. 1815–40
Culture: Swiss
Medium: Gold, enamel, silver
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926
Object Number: 26.267.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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