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Watch in Pair Case
ca. 1730
gold, "basse-taille" enamel
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This is a "quarter repeater" watch. The outer case is in red translucent enamel with blue accents.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
58.32