Watch

Watchmaker: Ferdinand Berthoud French

late 18th century

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Provenance

Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: Ferdinand Berthoud (French, 1727–1807)
Date: late 18th century
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gold, rose diamonds
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Bequest of Laura Frances Hearn, 1917
Object Number: 17.101.12
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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