Miniature secretary incorporating a watch

James Cox

Maker

James Cox

Date

ca. 1766–72

Medium

Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; Dial: white enamel; Movement: wheel balance and cock set with paste jewels

Dimensions

Overall (confirmed): 12 1/8 × 5 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (30.8 × 14.6 × 10.5 cm)

Form

Desk

Culture

British, London

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

46.184a–c

Credit line

Gift of Admiral F. R. Harris, in memory of his wife, Dena Sperry Harris, 1946