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Watch with Chain and Pendant Key
(18th and 19th Centuries )
On the back of the watch is a pierced plaque with diamonds set in the design of a basket and floral spray. The front of the case is engraved and enameled with scenes of doves and animals in a landscape. The winding key is painted with a fancy portrait of a young girl.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Story, London [probably the importer- piece is inscribed: Story, London]; 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. |
Geographies
Switzerland (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 13/16 in. (4.6 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.
58.46