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Watch and chain

Watch and chain
mechanism (c. 1780-1825); case (c. 1798-1809); chain (c. 1817-1838)

Medium
gold, brass, steel, glass

Measurements
(a-b) 27.4 × 6.1 × 1.8 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
(a) inscribed in black enamel in face l.c.: D. D. Kinable
punched (vertically) inside back cover c.l.: 404
punched (inverted) inside back cover c.r.: 3 / (...illeg.)
punched inside back cover c.r.: (cross) / JL / (...illeg.)
punched (vertically) inside back cover c.r.: 3 / (rooster)
punched (inverted) inside back cover c.r.: 8 (head) 5
engraved (inverted) in dome c.: Kinable / A PARIS / Tournès Lea Aiguillerd / Remontés à droite / N°604
(b) punched in hook: (...illeg.) 15 3 / (cow)
punched in hook: (...illeg.) 15 3 / (cow)

Accession Number
1504.a-b-D3

Department
International Decorative Arts

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