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Chatelaine and Watch Depicting a Young Couple Interrupted by a Farmer
Watch: 1761-1762; Chatelaine: ca. 1830
gold, "en plein" enamel, mother-of-pearl, paint
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The watch is enameled with a scene of a young couple interrupted by a farmer and is signed by the enamelist Dailly. Since the 19th century, the watch has been suspended from a chatelaine decorated with country scenes in the manner of the noted rococo artist François Boucher.
Inscription
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) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Tiffany & Co., New York, 1893, lot 28; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1893, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 in. (5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1893
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
58.150