Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009
The Year
Acquisitions
David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2008–June 2009
Ladies' lapel watch with enhancer
about 1890
American Waltham Watch Company
Keystone Standard Watch Co.
Height x width x depth: 6 x 4 x 1.3 cm (2 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Gold, diamond, and crystal
Classification: Jewelry / Adornment
Culture: American
Place of Origin: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufacture: Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States
Accession number: 2008.1048
Description: The watch case is decorated in the American Art Nouveau style. On the outside of the case, there is a female face with long tresses that terminate is mine-cut diamond (approx. a quarter carat). The enhancer is in the form of a crown highighted by four small diamonds. The white enamel dial has blue enamel Arabic numerals and the name Waltham appears at the top. The hands of the dial are made of stylized vines. The watch case maker, Keystone Standard Watch Co., was located in Lancaster PA, and the buisness was sold in 1891 to Hamilton Watch Co.
Provenance/Ownership History: Gift of Joe Sataloff to Jody Sataloff, 2007; Gift of Jody Sataloff to the MFA, October 22, 2008.
Gift of Jody Sataloff