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WATCH WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE I

Creator(s): Georgii Musikiiskii (Miniaturist) , Johann Gottfried Tannauer (After) , Abraham Heydrich (Watchmaker)

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

An onion-shaped watchcase has an outer cases with allover filigree work set with diamonds. On the back four oval medallions in gold depict two men and two women, and an enameled portrait bust of Peter the Great's second wife Catherine. The front shows the gold face of the watch engraved with elaborate scrollwork. Roman numerals with a small daimond set between each one designate the hours, while Arabic numerals in the outer band mark the seconds. In the gold inner case, an openwork pattern of scrolls and birds is interrupted by four medallions containing masks.

Object name:
WATCH WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE I
Made from:
Gold -- silver -- diamonds -- enamel -- copper
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1725
Size:
7.6 × 5.9 × 4.4 cm (3 × 2 5/16 × 1 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
16.45.1-2
Class:
TIMEPIECE
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTIONS GM (in Cyrillic for Grigorii Musikiiskii) [On case] 1725 [On enamel miniature] Abraham Heidrich, London [On works]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973