Chatelaine Watch

Object/Artifact

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Drexel Founding Collection

#1292, Photographed by Kelly & Massa, 2016

Name/Title

Chatelaine Watch

Entry/Object ID

1292

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

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H, W, D: 8x7 x1 in; H, W, D: 20.3x17.8x2.5 cm

Height

8 in

Width

7 in

Depth

1 in

Height

20.3 cm

Width

17.8 cm

Depth

2.5 cm

Material

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

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.