Watch case

George Harrison|Gyles Hooper

probably ca. 1770 · Partly enameled gold, outer case set with diamonds · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

In the second half of the eighteenth century, English watchmakers exported a large number of watches for use in Arabic-speaking territories. The numerals on the dials were not exactly those used in Arabic arithmetic, however, but were apparently adaptations made by European clockmakers.

Artist

George Harrison|Gyles Hooper

Date

probably ca. 1770

Medium

Partly enameled gold, outer case set with diamonds

Culture

French, for Turkish market

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917