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Watch · Germany (museum classification)

Seventeenth-century German gilded watch

Partially verified

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogues this object under accession number 1916.322. Its listed materials are: gilded metal.

Technical facts

Accession
1916.322
Materials
Gilded metal
Dimensions
5.3 × 4.5 cm overall
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Operational state
Not established by the retrieved record

Historical significance

  • The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogues this object under accession number 1916.322. Its listed materials are: gilded metal.
  • The record gives only a century date and a national classification; no maker, town or movement description is supplied.
  • The reviewed photograph shows an oval gilded case with pendant and a pierced band. It is an exterior view and does not establish the escapement or originality of the movement.
  • Running condition, movement type and current gallery display are not established by the retrieved record and are not asserted here.

Photographs

Seventeenth-century German gilded watch — Cleveland 1916.322
Seventeenth-century German gilded watch — Cleveland 1916.322 — The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, CC0 — Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access. Cleveland Museum of Art catalogue

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.322
  2. https://openaccess-api.clevelandart.org/api/artworks/?accession_number=1916.322

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.