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Object Details

Description
Clock with a mother-of-pearl dial in a starburst pattern, with diamond-set Roman numerals and hands outlined in black enamel trim, the hour hand in the form of a fan, the clock face with fluted coral borders and outlined in onyx, mounted on onyx arches set in gold, on an onyx and gold base; mounted in gold, in a burghundy fitted case
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Producer
Cartier, French, founded 1847
Date
1925
Credit Line
Lent by Private Collection
Medium
Mother-of-pearl, diamonds, black enamel, coral, onyx, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13 × 9.2 × 6.8 cm (5 1/8 × 3 5/8 × 2 11/16 in.)
Type
Exhibitions
Object Name
Clock
Type
Clock

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