Ladies Hunting Case Watch

early 19th century

The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States

Movement by Breitling Laederich, Chaud Fond, Switzerland, fifteen jewel (rubies) movement. The face of the 18K gold case is enameled with the image of a lady wearing a blue shawl and the reverse shows a bouquet of flowers.

Details

Title: Ladies Hunting Case Watch
Creator: Movement: Breitling Laederich
Date Created: early 19th century
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Roles: Clockmaker: Movement: Breitling Laederich, Artist: Swiss
Provenance: Rebecca Ulman Weil, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase (?); Henrietta Lehmayer Moser (1898-1960), Baltimore, 1936, by inheritance [from her aunt]; Liz and Peter Moser, Baltimore, 1958-1959, by gift [from his mother]; Walters Art Museum, 2006, by gift.
Object Type: watches; cases
Medium: 18K gold, enamel, rubies
Inscriptions: "Breitling Laederich, Chaux Fond"
Geography: Place of Origin: Schweiz
Dimensions: Diam: 1 1/2 x D: 1/2 in. (3.81 x 1.27 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Liz and Peter Moser, 2006
Classification: Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
Accession Number: 58.286

Additional Items

Movement: Breitling Laederich

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