Clock watch with astronomical dial and sundial
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1605–10
Clock watch with astronomical dial and sundial made by Jan Jansen Bockeltz (Dutch, active ca. 1590, died 1626), dated ca. 1605–10, from Dutch, Haarlem. The museum records its materials as: Case: gilded brass; Dial: gilded brass, silver, and copper; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and silver.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 7/16 × 2 5/16 in. (8.9 × 6.2 × 5.9 cm); Width of back plate: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1603; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 5
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Case: gilded brass; Dial: gilded brass, silver, and copper; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 7/16 × 2 5/16 in. (8.9 × 6.2 × 5.9 cm); Width of back plate: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- Case: gilded brass; Dial: gilded brass, silver, and copper; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and silver
- Dimensions museum
- Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 7/16 × 2 5/16 in. (8.9 × 6.2 × 5.9 cm); Width of back plate: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- Dutch, Haarlem
- Date recorded
- ca. 1605–10
- Maker recorded
- Watchmaker: Jan Jansen Bockeltz (Dutch, active ca. 1590, died 1626)
- Museum department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Museum object name
- Clock watch
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1603
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.