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Watchmaker: Jean-François Bautte & Co. Swiss
1837–55
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch
  • Maker: Watchmaker: Jean-François Bautte & Co. (1837–1855)
  • Date: 1837–55
  • Culture: Swiss, Geneva
  • Medium: Gold, enamel, garnets and pearls
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.267.89
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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