Chatelaine and Watch with Garden Scenes
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The watchcase is decorated with a scene of blindman's buff, and the chatelaine has pastoral views in painted enamel. Daniel de St. Leu served as watchmaker to King George III (1760-1820).
Provenance
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.
Exhibitions
1984 | Objects of Vertu: Precious Works of the Eighteenth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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7/22/2004 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
58.152