Watch with a portrait of Alexander II, czar of Russia (r. 1855–81)

H. Maret

Date

probably ca. 1855–65

Type

Watch

Medium

Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement, with temperature-compensated balance and Swiss lever escapement

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

1983.183.1

Credit

Bequest of Vladimir M. Eitingon, in memory of his parents, Michail and Betty Eitingon, 1982