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Watch in the Form of a Skull
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This Victorian watch in the form of a skull seems to have been designed to remind the wearer of his or her mortality, although the in the nineteenth century novelty jewelry was very popular, so the meaning may have been more light-hearted. Inside the hinged jaw is a small watch.
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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.
William T., or, more likely, Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/8 x W: 1 9/16 in. (6.6 x 4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired before 1931
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.
58.18