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Watch with a Rock Crystal Case
(Renaissance Europe )
The watch is signed "H. K." in intricate engraving on the backplate and again, with the date 1560, under the dial. The date is very early for such a small watch, and the style is so unusual that specialists have questioned its authenticity, but analysis has revealed that the enamel composition is consistent with recipes used during the Renaissance. This tiny watch is an early example of the portable watch that was meant to be worn like jewelry.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Germany (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 3/4 × W: 1 1/4 × D: 13/16 in. (4.5 × 3.1 × 2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
58.31