Verge Pendant Watch in the Form of a Shell
Artist
Jean Vallier
(17th century)
DateFirst half of the 17th century
CultureFrench; Lyon
MediumRock crystal, gilded copper, brass, silver, iron, and steel
ClassificationDecorative Arts
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #671, 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 numberSN1436.8
On View
On viewLocation
DimensionsHEIGHT: 2 x 1 3/8 x 15/16 in. (5.1 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Left
HEIGHT: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
