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Lapel Watch Watch

This is a watch. It was designed by Paulding Farnham and made by Tiffany and Co.. It is dated ca. 1889 and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is gold, enamel, diamonds. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This watch was exhibited at the 1889 Paris World’s Fair. The diamond-studded stem curves along the line of the body.

This object was donated by Miss Isabel Shults. It is credited Gift of Isabel Shults.

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Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

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Its dimensions are

7.6 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm (3 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Lapel Watch Watch; Designed by Paulding Farnham (American, b. 1859); Made by Tiffany and Co. (United States); USA; gold, enamel, diamonds; 7.6 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm (3 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.); Gift of Isabel Shults; 1979-16-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Botanical Expressions and Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008.

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