Watch in the form of a book

Watchmaker: Diet Maye

ca. 1580

Not on view

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Title: Watch in the form of a book
Maker: Watchmaker: Diet Maye (active Basel, ca. 1580)
Date: ca. 1580
Culture: Swiss, Basel
Medium: Gilt metal
Dimensions: Overall: 2 × 1 in. (5.1 × 2.5 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1424
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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