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Watch with Theatrical Characters
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The German watchcase shows three characters from the Italian theater: Columbine, her admirer Arlequin, and Scapin. The movement, made in Paris, is thought to be an early replacement.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Robert Hoe; Sale, American Art Association, New York, Feb. 15, 1911, no. 2303; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Germany
(Place of Origin)
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
58.135