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Verge Pendant Watch in the Form of a Heart
Verge Pendant Watch in the Form of a Heart

Verge Pendant Watch in the Form of a Heart

Artist (French, 1652-1699)
DateEarly 17th century
CultureFrench
MediumRock crystal, gilded copper, brass, silver, iron, and steel
ClassificationDecorative Arts
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #680, Pl. LXXII), approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1436.17
On View
On view
Location
  • Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Left
DimensionsHEIGHT: 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 15/16 in. (5.7 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm)
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