Enameled Watch with Venus and Adonis
ca. 1700 (Baroque)
gold, glass, and painted enamel case; gold, painted enamel and diamond dial; partially gilded brass, steel, and silver movement
(Baroque Europe )
(Baroque Europe )
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Switzerland, Geneva
(Place of Origin)
Netherlands, Amsterdam (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/8 × D: 1 15/16 × W: 5/8 in. (5.4 × 4.9 × 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
58.164