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Watch with calendar

ca. 1780–90
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch with calendar
  • Maker: Watchmaker: Firm of Bordier Frères (recorded 1815–30)
  • Date: ca. 1780–90
  • Culture: Swiss, Geneva
  • Medium: Case: varicolored gold, partly enameled; Dial: white enamel; Movement: brass and steel
  • Dimensions: Diameter (case): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm);
    Diameter (back plate): 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.2.83
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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