Watch

Watchmaker: François Hubert

ca. 1592

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Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: François Hubert (ca. 1592)
Date: ca. 1592
Culture: French, Rouen
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (3.8 × 2.9 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1411
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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