Form watch · Austria (museum classification)
Cross-shaped crystal watch
Partially verifiedThe Cleveland Museum of Art catalogues this object under accession number 1916.323. Its listed materials are: crystal, gilt metal and enamel.
Technical facts
- Accession
- 1916.323
- Materials
- Crystal, gilt metal and enamel
- Dimensions
- 8.3 × 5.4 × 2 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 1916.323. Its listed materials are: crystal, gilt metal and enamel.
- Cross-form watches imitate an earlier Renaissance fashion. The museum's nineteenth-century dating matters: style alone must not be used to place such an object in the sixteenth or seventeenth century.
- The transparent crystal case and enamelled mounts are visible in the photograph; the movement is not described in the record.
- Running condition, movement type and current gallery display are not established by the retrieved record and are not asserted here.
Photographs
Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.
Sources & references
- https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.323
- https://openaccess-api.clevelandart.org/api/artworks/?accession_number=1916.323
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