Green shagreen watch case

about 1777

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/TechniqueGold, glass, velvet, satin

Dimensions23.49 cm (9 1/4 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Miss Sara G. Timmins

Accession number97.202c

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ClassificationsBoxes

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ProvenanceBy 1897, Miss Sara G. Timmins [See note 1]; 1897, bequest of Miss Sara G. Timmins to the MFA.

Notes:
[1] Said to have been a wedding present to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, married in 1761.