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Watch

Watchmaker: Jacob Wybrants
ca. 1640
Not on view
Today Leeuwarden is a small, rather quiet city, but in the seventeenth century it was the capital of a wealthy Dutch province as well as the seat of the Prince Stadholder of Friesland. It is not entirely unlikely, therefore, that a relatively unimportant watchmaker found a patron for this elegant watch. In 1648 the estate of Leeuwarden goldsmith Minne Sikkes (recorded 1618, d. 1648) contained one large crystal watch case and four smaller ones.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Watch
  • Maker: Watchmaker: Jacob Wybrants (recorded 1635–78)
  • Date: ca. 1640
  • Culture: Dutch, Leeuwarden
  • Medium: Case: rock crystal and gold, partly enameled; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (3.8 × 2.9 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.1019
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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