Watch

Watchmaker: John Wilter British

late 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: John Wilter (British, active 1760–84)
Date: late 18th century
Culture: British, London with Swiss, Geneva case
Medium: Silver gilt, painted enamel
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Bequest of Laura Frances Hearn, 1917
Object Number: 17.101.62a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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