Creative Commons License
Watch with Outdoor Scene
ca. 1755
porcelain, silver-gilt, brass
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The watch, which was made in Paris, is in a Meissen porcelain case. It is decorated with a "fête champêtre" scene.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870); Tiffany and Company, New York, prior to 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown] (on 1893 list, no. 45); Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Germany, Meissen
(Place of Origin)
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, after 1893
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.
58.99