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Pocket watch with white enamel dial and double-hinged case with winding hole in the dial, unknown, 1790

Also known as: Zakhorloge met wit-emaille wijzerplaat en tweekleppige kast met opwindgat in wijzerplaat, onbekend, 1790

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1790

Pocket watch with white enamel dial and double-hinged case with winding hole in the dial is held by Museum Rotterdam (Netherlands), dated 1790, attributed to unknown.

Description supplied by the holding institution: Pocket watch with flat white enamel dial with Arabic numerals. In a double-hinged case with convex glass, flattened convex back cover and flat rim with continuous motif. The movement with verge escapement, with fusee. Angular pillars. On the back plate a brass pierced bridge. Behind it a three-spoke balance. Next to the balance cock a square blued pin for regulation in a silver regulator disc with letters "R" and "A".

The collection record gives material recorded as Material: brass; Material: silver; Material: steel; Material: glass; Material: enamel; measurements 6.8cm hg; 5cm br; 2cm dp. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Material: brass; Material: silver; Material: steel; Material: glass; Material: enamel
Dimensions
6.8cm hg; 5cm br; 2cm dp

Identification

Europeana id
/700/europeana_fashion_5876_A_D
Museum attribution
onbekend
Museum object name
Zakhorloge met wit-emaille wijzerplaat en tweekleppige kast met opwindgat in wijzerplaat
Holding institution
Museum Rotterdam

Catalogue references

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