Enameled Watch with Cameo and Jewels
ca. 1650
gold, shell cameo, painted enamel, sardonyx, and ruby case; painted enamel dial; brass movement
(Baroque Europe , Jewelry)
(Baroque Europe , Jewelry)
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.
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 |
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
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.
58.11