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Artist

Jacques de Lafeuille (French)

John Russell (1745-1817) (Clockmaker)
Title
Watch with Japanese Motifs
Description
English: During the 18th century, because the supply of Japanese lacquer was limited to that imported to Europe by the Dutch through their base in Deshima, Japan, European craftsmen introduced japanning, a type of pseudo-lacquer made with shellac.
Date Case: 1754-1755; Movement is slightly later
Medium "ciselé gold, japanning
Dimensions 4.6 cm (1.8 in)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
58.44
Place of creation London, England, United Kingdom
Object history
  • Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870)
  • Tiffany and Company, New York, prior to 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown] (on 1893 list, no. 13)
  • Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown]
  • 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history Chinoiserie: The Chinese Influence. Taft Museum of Art, Cincinatti. 1979. The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1984.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, after 1893
Inscriptions Jno Russel
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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