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Chatelaine watch · Switzerland (museum classification)

Swiss chatelaine with watch

Partially verified

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogues this object under accession number 1918.826. Its listed materials are: metal and enamel.

Technical facts

Accession
1918.826
Materials
Metal and enamel
Dimensions
16.5 cm overall
Credit line
Gift of J. H. Wade
Operational state
Not established by the retrieved record

Historical significance

  • The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogues this object under accession number 1918.826. Its listed materials are: metal and enamel.
  • The 16.5 cm dimension is for the whole chatelaine, not the watch alone.
  • A chatelaine and its watch may have been assembled, matched or replaced over time. The record does not state that the watch and chain are original to each other.
  • Running condition, movement type and current gallery display are not established by the retrieved record and are not asserted here.

Photographs

Swiss chatelaine with watch — Cleveland 1918.826
Swiss chatelaine with watch — Cleveland 1918.826 — The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of 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/1918.826
  2. https://openaccess-api.clevelandart.org/api/artworks/?accession_number=1918.826

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