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[edit]Portable Drum Watch
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Anonymous (Germany) |
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| Title |
Portable Drum Watch |
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| Description |
English: The raised dots, called "touch pieces," that are above the Roman numerals functioned much like Braille does today, allowing a blind person to read the time. A sighted owner could also use the touch pieces to check the time in the dark. The internal watch mechanism, the "movement," is made completely from iron, as was typical from the early to mid-16th century. Later, brass and steel parts were increasingly used. The mechanism in Melanchthon's watch from 1530 (Walters 58.17) is similar, though it also has an alarm mechanism. The movement of this watch is stamped with a C, a reference to its maker, and a pinecone, identifying it as having been made in Augsburg. It is not clear whether the first watches were drum-shaped or ball-shaped. |
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| Date | between circa 1520 and circa 1550 (Renaissance) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | gilt on brass case, gilt on brass dial, iron movement | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 2.8 × 5 cm (1.1 × 1.9 in) (h. x d.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
58.68 |
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| Place of creation | Augsburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | Philip Melanchthon's Watch. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 2000-2001. A Renaissance Gem Revealed: Petrarch's Triumphs Disbound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | [Signature] On movement: C | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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