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Watch in a double case decorated with a relief of Orpheus playing a violin with animals
ca. 1730
gold, brilliants
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Gold case, pierced; loose outer case with oranamentation and relief on back of Orpheus playing a violin with animals Engraved gold dail. Hands set with brilliants.
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired before 1931
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.
58.66