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  • We acquired this object.

1922

  • Work on this object began.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

2016

2017

2024

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Pocket Watch

This is a Pocket watch.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Anonymous as part of The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

It is dated 1922–25. Its medium is diamonds, emeralds, platinum.

This pocket watch reveals the influence of Viennese design in its use of a lively foliate pattern of emeralds, diamonds, and onyx surrounding the dial. Women’s watches of that era usually had jeweled backs like brooches with the dial facing in.

It is credited Lent by Vartanian & Sons.

  • Object ID #907130407
  • carved emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and diamonds.
  • Private Collection.
  • 41.2016.15a,b
  • Sidewall (possibly USA)
  • machine-printed on continuous paper.
  • Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.
  • 1992-102-2
  • Pair Of Evening Sandals
  • silk, rhinestone, satin.
  • Lent by Museum of the City of New York. Gift of Mrs. Ralph K. Robertson,....
  • 76.2016.9

Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.

  • Object ID #907214197
  • diamonds, aquamarine, platinum, carved moonstone, black enamel and cabochon....
  • Neil Lane Collection.
  • 59.2016.15
  • Watch
  • silver.
  • Gift of Anonymous Donor.
  • 1967-48-27-a/c

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 5.1 × 4.5 × 0.6 cm (2 in. × 1 3/4 in. × 1/4 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

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