Watch, 1700 - 1750
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - 1750
Copper watch, the case chased with a representation of the rape of Europa. The dial is of white enamel. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-14540; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements diameter 5.7 cm x height 7.6 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 3.7 cm.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 5.7 cm x height 7.6 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 3.7 cm diameter 5,7 cm x hoogte 7,6 cm x breedte 5,7 cm x diepte 3,7 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5.7 cm x height 7.6 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 3.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-14540
- Museum classification
- jewellery · wrist watch
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.