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Pair-case watch with alarm
Adam Roumeau
Period
Baroque
Theme
Daily Life
Medium
Case and dial: silver with blued-steel hand; movement: brass and steel
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Story
Forster captures the calculated composure of early 18th-century English society.
Notice how the woman's gaze holds you at a distance—this wasn't just fashion, it was survival.
Every detail in her dress signals status, every brushstroke deliberate control..
“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”
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A restrained palette and sculptural lighting create a solemn geometry. The wooden crate and letter anchor the narrative with journalistic precision.
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