Watch and key

Swiss

probably ca. 1830

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554

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Provenance

Title: Watch and key
Date: probably ca. 1830
Culture: Swiss
Medium: Case, key, and guard of gold, pavé set with pearls; jeweled movement, with cylinder escapement
Dimensions: Height: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm); Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1418
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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