Title: Miniature secretary incorporating a watch
Object type: Miniature secretary incorporating a watch
Date: ca. 1766–72
Artist:  James Cox 
Artist bio: British, ca. 1723–1800
Artist nationality: British
Artist role: Entrepreneur
Medium: Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; Dial: white enamel; Movement: wheel balance and cock set with paste jewels
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 12 1/8 × 5 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (30.8 × 14.6 × 10.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of Admiral F. R. Harris, in memory of his wife, Dena Sperry Harris, 1946
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Bulls, term: Butterflies