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Miniature secretary incorporating a watch

James Cox
Medium
Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; Dial: white enamel; Movement: wheel balance and cock set with paste jewels
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 12 1/8 × 5 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (30.8 × 14.6 × 10.5 cm)
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Classification
Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Dated
ca. 1766–72
Pixels
3200 × 4000
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James Cox. Miniature secretary incorporating a watch, ca. 1766–72. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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