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Heart-Shaped Watch
ca. 1795
gold, basse-taille and painted enamel case
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The Swiss, heart-shaped case is enameled with a scene of a child comforting a weeping woman.
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.
Tiffany & Co., New York [Pub.: List, 1893, no. 29]; San Donato [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1984 | Objects of Vertu: Precious Works of the Eighteenth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/27/1962 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; loss compensation |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 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.
58.203