Watch

ca. 1830
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch
  • Maker: Watchmaker: Firm of Alliez, Bachelard et Terond Fils (ca. 1829)
  • Date: ca. 1830
  • Culture: Swiss, Geneva
  • Medium: Case of gold and enamel, with radiating design of foliage
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.267.66
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Watchmaker: Firm of Alliez, Bachelard et Terond Fils - Watch - Swiss, Geneva - The Metropolitan Museum of Art