WATCH
Creator(s): Georges Le Saché (Designer) , Boucheron (Firm) , Vacheron (Watchmaker)
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
The white enamel face has the name of the Paris jeweler Boucheron. The hours are in black Roman numerals and the seconds in blue Arabic numerals. The rim is set with rose-cut diamonds, as are both sides of the trefoil shaped loop at the top of the stem. The back of the case is in rubies two interlaced L set with diamonds and rubies.
- Object name:
- WATCH
- Made from:
- Gold -- diamonds -- rubies -- enamel
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- 1890
- Size:
- 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 16.14
- Class:
- TIMEPIECE
- Signature marks:
- MARK: French import mark from 1893 (x2); scratch 173042 [inside] INSCRIPTION: Boucheron [on dial] MONOGRAM: crossed L's [on face]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973