Hanging Watch Box
Caption
Morel; American. Hanging Watch Box, ca. 1780. Eastern white pine, bent wrought iron, gilded brass., box: 15 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 3 in. (39.7 x 18.1 x 7.6 cm) medallion: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Monroe and Estelle Hewlett Collection, 67.124.18a-b. Creative Commons-BY
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Hanging Watch Box
Date
ca. 1780
Medium
Eastern white pine, bent wrought iron, gilded brass.
Classification
Dimensions
box: 15 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 3 in. (39.7 x 18.1 x 7.6 cm) medallion: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
Medallion- "WASHINGTON / MOREL / FECIT"
Credit Line
Gift of the Monroe and Estelle Hewlett Collection
Accession Number
67.124.18a-b
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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