Object Details
Producer
Cartier, French, founded 1847
Maurice Coüet, French, 1885-1963
Manufacturer
European Watch and Clock Co. Inc., French-Swiss, founded 1920
Description
A square panel of rock crystal with molded edges framing a circular dial of Chinese lacquer inlaid with tinted mother-of-pearl antique Chinese panel depicting figures at a loom, within a shaped bezel of deep blue enamel with orange translucent enamel Roman numerals, rose-cut diamond and ruby arrow hands, each corner inset with a cabochon ruby in a gold bezel, completed by a folding strut
Credit Line
Lent by Private Collection
Date
ca. 1925
Accession Number
13.2016.97
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
timepieces & measuring devices
Exhibitions
Desk Clock
Medium
Rock crystal, Chinese lacquer, rose-cut diamonds and rubies, cabochon rubies, lac burgauté, enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7.5 × 7.5 × 2.8 cm (2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
made in
Paris, France
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Exhibitions Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_13.2016.97