Musical Watch Key
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1815
Place MadeSwitzerland, Europe
MediumEnameled gold
Dimensions5.1 x 3.2 cm (2 x 1 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e39
eMuseum ID728866
Previous Number487
EmbARK ObjectID14205
TMS Source ID3020
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 145.
ProvenanceNotesGift from the organist, pianist, and choral conductor Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837-1909) to Isabella Stewart Gardner by 1909.
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