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Swiss (Artist)
Chevalier et Cachet (Swiss, active late 18th century) (Clockmaker)
1790-1799
gold, enamel, pearls
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Painted on the reverse is an image of a young boy and girl embracing. Their love is symbolized by a dove. The edge of the panel is bordered with a row of seed pearls graduated by size.

Inscription

[Mark] 10156; On pendant: LR; [Signature] On dial: Chevalier et Cachet

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, Baltimore, 1958-1959, by gift [from his mother]; Walters Art Museum, 2006, by gift.

Exhibitions

2006-2009 Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
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Switzerland (Place of Origin)

Measurements

1/4 x 2 in. (0.64 x 5.08 cm) (d. x diam.)

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.

58.288

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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