Pair-case Watch
Artist
Daniel Debary
(Swiss)
Date1675-1700
MediumGilt metal, copper, enamel
Dimensions74.6 x 55.6 x 31.8 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Object numberPC. 323
DescriptionGilt metal and enamelled copper pair case watch and a keyGeneva
Case: Inner: painted scene of mother wearing flowers in her hair and nursing swaddled baby, violet drapery to right
band: continuous landscape with buildings and travellers
interior: traveller in wooded landscape with building.
outer: chased with leafy scrolls within strapwork on matted ground.
key: oval with shaped loop, embossed on one side with St. George slaying dragon flanked by rampant lions, on the other basket of flowers flanked by birds.
On View
Not on viewCollections
Copyright<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc/4.0/80x15.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>.
Label TextThe scene on the inner case of this watch depicts the Virgin Mary and Christ Child, known as la dama del latte (the nursing mother), a religious scene typical of watches made about 1700.
