Chatelaine Watch

Object/Artifact

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Drexel Founding Collection

#1292, Photographed by Kelly & Massa, 2016

#1292, Photographed by Kelly & Massa, 2016

Name/Title

Chatelaine Watch

Entry/Object ID

1292

Category

Clocks & Watches

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mrs. George W. Childs, Philadelphia

Notes

Date: 1892 Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Means of Accession: Gift Source: Alderfer Auction Company

Made/Created

Artist

Johann Christian Neuber

Date made

circa 1780

Place

City

Dresden

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Signature: Inside watch case, Hoendschker No 713

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

7 in

Depth

1 in

Material

Gold, Jasper, Agate, Chalcedony, Carnelian, Lapis lazuli

Exhibitions

Taking a Line for a Dance: Rhythm in the Arts
Curiouser & Curiouser: Beyond the Glass
Curator Pick of the Month
A Legacy of Art, Science & Industry: Highlights from the Collections, Drexel University
The Drexel Collection: Celebrating 125 Years
"When We Sketch...": Student Drawings of Everyday Objects in the Drexel Founding Collection

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Curator Pick of the Month

Label

For November, The Drexel Collection has chosen its chatelaine watch, thought to be owned by Marie Antoinette. The watch was created around 1780 by Johann Christian Neuber in Dresden, Germany. Chatelaine watches were fastened to a belt or pocket and could be used by any gender. In 2012, Drexel’s Chatelaine Watch was part of the exhibition Gold, Jasper, and Carnelian: Johann Christian Neuber, and toured New York and Paris.

General Notes

Note

The length of the chatelain watch is 8 3/4" ; the width is c. 6", the diameter of the watch is 1 3/4". The watch was made by Dresden watchmaker, Hoendschker. The inlay on the chatelaine and watch have been attributed to Johann Christian Neuber, famous for his distinctive zellenmosiak lapidary work. Anthony Drexel recorded in his Accession Book in 1892, that the chatelain watch is said to have belonged to Queen Marie Antoinette. J. C. Neuber Exhibition at Frick Collection in New York, May, 2012 - August, 2012 Paris, September - November, 2012