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Watch

ca. 1815–30
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch
  • Maker: Watchmaker: Firm of Louis Duchène et Fils (1790–1820)
  • Date: ca. 1815–30
  • Culture: Swiss, Geneva
  • Medium: Gold, blue and pink stones, silver, steel
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.267.52
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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