Watch Painted with a Pastoral Scene

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Title: Watch Painted with a Pastoral Scene
Date Created: ca. 1758–65
Physical Dimensions: H. of watch 6 cm, diam. of outer case 4.75 cm, diam. of inner case 4.1 cm, diam. of back plate 3.45 cm.
Type: Watch
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/460598
Medium: Outer case of painted enamel on gold. Inner case of gold with an unidentified maker’s mark consisting of the letters ic over b below a coronet (incuse) on the interior and an eagle’s head, a French guarantee mark for gold in use between 1 January 1847 and 1 July 1919 on the pendant. Dial of gold and white enamel with black numerals; silver hands set with diamond chips. Movement of gilt brass and steel. Movement signed (on the back plate): Tomson/london.
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: French and probably Swiss

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