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Clock-watch

Title	Clock-watch
Date	ca. 1590 16th century
Medium	Metal, rock crystal, silver, gilt metal
Classification	Horology
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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