Watch

Watchmaker: Ferdinand Berthoud French

18th century

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Title: Watch
Maker: Watchmaker: Ferdinand Berthoud (French, 1727–1807)
Date: 18th century
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gold, rose diamonds, enamel
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Bequest of Malvina Heller Sontowski, 1921
Object Number: 21.127
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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