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Watch

Gilt-metal oignon watch by Radiguet of Rouen. The oignon watch was a French watch of the early 18th century which was larger and thicker than contemporary English examples. They were approximately 2.5 cm. Thick and were supposed to look like onions, hence the name.
Size: Diameter: 5.5 cm.

Artist / Maker: Radiguet a Rouen

School: French

Place: Rouen

Object Type: watch

Period: Louis XV

Actual Date: c. 1740

Century: 18th century

Materials: Enamel, Gilt-metal

Museum Accession Number: Founders/CW.49