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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:French
Title:Watch
Date Made:18th century
Type:Timekeeping
Materials:heliotrope, gold, enamel, brass
Measurements:Overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 5.7 cm x 3.2 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1958.145
Credit Line:Gift of Miss Susan D. Bliss
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
The mineral stone case is richly decorated with pierced repoussé (embossing) of foliate scrolls, flowers, rocaille motifs (rock or broken shell ornamentation), doves, crossed torches, and a quiver of arrows. The inscription around the rim reads: “Quand cet oeuf s’eclorre mon amour finera” (“When this egg hatches, my love will end”), and the white cartouche bears the monogram of Marie Antoinette.

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