Châtelaine with Watch
silversmith
Unknown
watchmaker
Vaucher à Paris
(active Paris, 1760 - 1800)
Date18th century
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumGilded silver; gold with rhinestones and enameling
Dimensions24.8 x 5.3 cm (9 3/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsJewelry
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18w69
eMuseum ID724946
Previous Number13F18w22-s
EmbARK ObjectID12429
Previous NumberM18w69.1-2
TMS Source ID1552
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesMarks (on cross bar of the Chatelaine, M18w69): AD in a rectangle [maker's mark]; queen's head [duty mark]; lion passant [standard mark]
Marks (on back of clip of the Chatelaine, M18w69): AD in a rectangle [maker's mark]; four other marks illegible
Signed (on watch face, M18w69): Vaucher / à Paris
Marked (on watch pin, M18w69): 1267
Marks (on back of clip of the Chatelaine, M18w69): AD in a rectangle [maker's mark]; four other marks illegible
Signed (on watch face, M18w69): Vaucher / à Paris
Marked (on watch pin, M18w69): 1267
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by the organist, pianist, and choral conductor Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837-1909) in Munich at an unknown date.
Gift from Benjamin Johnson Lang to his wife, Frances Morse Lang (Frances Morse Burrage, 1839-1934) at an unknown date.
Gift from Frances Morse Lang to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 11 December of an unknown year, probably after 1909.
Gift from Benjamin Johnson Lang to his wife, Frances Morse Lang (Frances Morse Burrage, 1839-1934) at an unknown date.
Gift from Frances Morse Lang to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 11 December of an unknown year, probably after 1909.
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