Clock watch
Unknown Artist
ca. 1736–95
Medium
Case: partly gilded brass and black leather, fish skin, with gold studs; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and repeating mechanism
Dimensions
Overall (with bail up, confirmed): 2 13/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (7.1 × 5.7 × 3.2 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification
Horology
Culture
Chinese
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.190.1447
Rights
Public Domain