Object details
Object number
U18e39
Creator(s)
Swiss
Title
Musical Watch Key
Date
about 1815
Medium
Enameled gold
Dimensions
5.1 x 3.2 cm (2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Gift from the organist, pianist, and choral conductor Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837-1909) to Isabella Stewart Gardner by 1909.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 145.
Gallery
Little Salon
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