Watch

Watchmaker: F. Pernetti

19th century

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Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: F. Pernetti
Date: 19th century
Culture: Swiss
Medium: Gold, enameled; silver
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926
Object Number: 26.267.6
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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