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Enameled Watch with the Virgin and Child and Joseph
(Baroque Europe )
This example retains the original highly decorated enamel dial. The introduction of white enamel made reading the time much easier. On the reverse of the case is a painted enamel scene of the Holy Family.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Paris
(Place of Origin)
Switzerland, Geneva (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 3/4 × Diam: 1 1/4 × W: 5/8 in. (4.4 × 3.2 × 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
58.165