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Watch with Vision of St. Bruno
ca. 1780
gold, en plein enamel
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
On the case is a scene of Mary and the infant Jesus appearing to St. Bruno, who was the 11th-century founder of the Carthusian order of monks. The hand is not original. Collomby was a predecessor of Vacheron.
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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.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Switzerland, Geneva (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 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.
58.129