Enameled Watch

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The new fashion of a white enamel dial made it easier to see the time.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signed] Huard

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Jean-Pierre Huaud (Swiss, 1655-1723) (Artist)

Period

1680-1690

Medium

painted and "basse-taille" enamel, gold, and glass case; copper and enamel dial; partially gilded brass and steel movement
(Timepieces, Clocks & Watches)

Accession Number

58.180

Measurements

1 9/16 in. (4 cm)

Geographies

Switzerland, Geneva (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View