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Lady's Watch Case and Frame

Harry G. Aberdeen

National Gallery of Art

The image displays a yellow pocket watch with a fleur-de-lis detail on top, an ornate circular design, and a view of gears and springs with the words "Illinois Watch Co., Springfield, Ill." The color palette includes yellow, gold, black, white, and gray. The pocket watch is on the left, the ornate design is in the middle, and the mechanism view is on the right. Below these is a diagram comparing chatelaine (chain) watch size on the left and knob watch size on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, graphite, and goauche on paper
Dimensions
4836 × 3354 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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