Watch

Watchmaker: William Dunant British

1758

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Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: William Dunant (British, active 1760–65)
Date: 1758
Culture: British, London
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
Object Number: 32.75.40a–e
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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