Adonis and Venus

ca. 1760

This English watch was likely made for the Dutch market.

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Title: Adonis and Venus
Creator: C. Halifax
Date Created: ca. 1760
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Roles: Artist: C. Halifax
Provenance: William T. or, more likely, Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: watches;cases
Medium: gold, gilt metal, green shagrenn, glass
Inscriptions: [Inscription] On front dial: HALL LONDON; [Name, location, number] On backplate: C. Hallifax, London, 11918
Exhibitions: Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009., Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. 2010.
Dimensions: Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired before 1931
Classification: Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
Accession Number: 58.37

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