Watch with portrait of Friedrick Wilhelm, the Great Elector
Object type: Watch
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Swiss, Geneva case with German, Berlin movement
Artist: Johann G. Racine|Jean-Pierre Huaud, known as the younger Huaud
Artist bio: Swiss, active Berlin, recorded 1748|Swiss, 1655–1723
Artist role: Maker|Enameler
Artist nationality: Swiss|Swiss
Date: case ca. 1688, movement ca. 1750
Medium: Case: painted enamel on gold; Movement: brass and steel
Dimensions: Diameter (case): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Portraits|Men