Watch

Watchmaker: J.D. Bourrit

ca. 1815–35

Not on view

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Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: J.D. Bourrit (ca. 1785–ca. 1835)
Date: ca. 1815–35
Culture: Swiss, Geneva
Medium: Gold, enamel, steel
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926
Object Number: 26.267.77
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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