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Silver watch, c. 1870

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1870

Silver watch, with duplex escapement and white enamelled dial. The back cover is engine-turned. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-14995; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique engine turning; measurements diameter 4.8 cm x height 7 cm x width 4.8 cm x depth 1.3 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
engine turning
Dimensions
diameter 4.8 cm x height 7 cm x width 4.8 cm x depth 1.3 cm diameter 4,8 cm x hoogte 7 cm x breedte 4,8 cm x diepte 1,3 cm
Measurements
diameter 4.8 cm x height 7 cm x width 4.8 cm x depth 1.3 cm

Identification

Original title
Horloge van zilver
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-14995
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

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