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Watch

first quarter of 17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 958

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch
  • Artist: Suzanne de Court (French, active 1575–1625) and
  • Artist: Bernard of Paris
  • Date: first quarter of 17th century
  • Medium: Case of brass with plaques of painted enamel on copper, partly gilt and partly silvered, and silver-gilt mounts. Dial of brass with traces of gilding and with a silver chapter of hours; in the center a disk of painted enamel on copper and a gilt-brass hand.
  • Dimensions: H. of case 8 cm, w. of case 4.4 cm, d. of case 2.8 cm, l. of
    back plate of movement (4.8 cm, w. of back plate of movement
    3.7 cm.
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1241
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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