Watch
The cover of this watchcase is engraved with a view of the Compidoglio, in Rome. At the time, it was popular for travelers to visit Italy, particularly Rome, as part of an extended trip known as the Grand Tour. While a wealthy aristocrat might come home with classical antiquities, a more modest traveler might purchase this watch as a smaller-scale souvenir of his travels.
Artwork Details
- Title: Watch
- Maker: Watchmaker: Firm of Vacheron and Constantin (Swiss, 1755–present)
- Maker: Partnership of Jacques Barthélémi Vacheron (Swiss, 1787–1864)
- Maker: and François Constantin (Swiss, 1788–1854)
- Date: 1844
- Culture: Swiss, Geneva
- Medium: Gold, enamel
- Dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
- Classification: Horology
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Lady May Fletcher-Moulton, 1926
- Object Number: 26.267.71
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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