Shell-shaped Watch

Guillaume Nourrisson, c. 1650 - c. 1660

Horloge in schelpvormige kast van bergkristal. De zilveren wijzerplaat heeft ingelegde, Romeinse cijfers.

  • Artwork typejewellery, wrist watch
  • Object numberBK-15062
  • Dimensionsheight 2.8 cm x length 7 cm
  • Physical characteristicszilver, deels verguld, en bergkristal

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Shell-shaped Watch

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-15062

  • Description

    Horloge in schelpvormige kast van bergkristal. De zilveren wijzerplaat heeft ingelegde, Romeinse cijfers.

Creation

  • Creation

    • clockmaker: Guillaume Nourrisson, Lyon
    • jeweler: anonymous, France (possibly)

  • Dating

    • c. 1650 - c. 1660
    • c. 1655 - c. 1650

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zilver, deels verguld, en bergkristal

  • Dimensions

    height 2.8 cm x length 7 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Maurits Elzas collection, Arnhem

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1937

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of a South German noble family, 1925;{Note RMA.} their sale, Berlin (Cassirer & Helbing), 27 March 1925, no. 26, fl. 1,890, to Maurits Elzas (1868-1937);{NHA, RBK, INV, inv. 1215, no. 87.} by whom bequeathed with 106 other watches, as part of the 'Maurits Elzas Collection', to the museum, 1937

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