Watch, 1789
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1789
Watch of silver with a silver inner case and a tortoiseshell outer case. Painted on the outer case is a river landscape with a three-masted ship. On the inner case, an embossed figurative scene in a rocaille surround.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-14541; its record gives material recorded as tortoise shell, silver (metal); measurements diameter 4.1 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
- tortoise shell, silver (metal)
- Dimensions
- height 6.9 cm x width 5.8 cm x depth 2.6 cm · eerste kast: diameter 5,1 cm · horloge: diameter 4,1 cm · geheel: hoogte 6,9 cm x breedte 5,8 cm x diepte 2,6 cm · diameter 4.1 cm · diameter 5.1 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-14541
- 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.