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Enameled Watch with Cameo and Jewels

Wilhelm Peffenhauser (German) (Clockmaker)
German (Artist)
ca. 1650
gold, shell cameo, painted enamel, sardonyx, and ruby case; painted enamel dial; brass movement
(Baroque Europe , Jewelry)

Inscription

[Signature] Wilhelm Peffenhauer Aug.

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.

G. Harding, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, November 1921, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1979-1980 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
7/1/2002 Examination examined for survey
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Geographies

Germany, Augsburg (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 1 5/8 × W: 1 × D: 11/16 in. (4.2 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1921

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: Collector's Study

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

58.11

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
  • Thursday: 1–8 p.m.
  • Monday—Tuesday: Closed

Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

Phone

410-547-9000

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