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Watchmaker: Charles Bobinet Swiss
Painting possibly by Werner Hassel
mid-17th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch
  • Maker: Watchmaker: Charles Bobinet (Swiss, Chastelrault, France 1610–1678 Geneva)
  • Artist: Painting possibly by Werner Hassel
  • Date: mid-17th century
  • Culture: Swiss, Geneva
  • Medium: Rock crystal, enamel, silver
  • Dimensions: 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (4.4 × 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.1616
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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