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Creative Commons License
Case Watch
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The dial of this watch is very delicately etched with a scene of a man fishing. The reverse of the outer case is painted with a woman holding a dove. The inner case is engraved and enameled with a polychrome bird. The watch is an example of the 19th century taste for historicism and revivals, as it recalls the decoration of 17th century watches.
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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.
Mrs. Weil, by purchase; Rebecca Ulman Weil, by inheritance; Henrietta Lehmayer Moser, 1936, by inheritance; Liz and Peter Moser, 1958-1959, by gift [from his mother]; Walters Art Museum, 2006, by gift.
Geographies
France, Le Locle (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/16 × W: 1 1/2 in. (7.78 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Liz and Peter Moser, 2006
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.
58.289