Asset ID:
4936
CMS Object ID:
391100
Accession Number:
WA1947.191.90
Title:
Gold and enamel cased verge watch
Object Name:
clock, timepiece
Associated person(s) + dates:
Bretonneau, Auguste (active 1633 - 1643) (maker)
Object dating:
c. 1650 ; 1640
Associated place(s):
Paris (place of creation)
Dimensions:
case 5.98 cm (diameter) ; case 1.88 cm (thickness) ; movement 5.07 cm (diameter) ; movement 0.68 cm pillar (height)
Materials/ techniques:
case; gold, enamel; enamelled in colours
dial; gold, enamel; enamelled in colours, gilt-brass
movement; gilt-brass; pierced
Responsible department:
Western Art
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
Key words:
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- xix
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