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Men's watch of silver with plain pair case

Also known as: Herenhorloge van zilver met dubbele onversierde kast

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

after 1781

Men's watch of silver with a plain pair case. On the dial is an enamelled scene depicting two three-masted ships and a figure leaning on a cannon, with the inscription: "Zoutman Kindsbergen Doggers Bank 1782".

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15019; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 4.7 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Dimensions
horloge: diameter 4,7 cm · geheel: hoogte 6,9 cm x breedte 5,3 cm x diepte 2,5 cm · height 6.9 cm x width 5.3 cm x depth 2.5 cm · diameter 4.7 cm · diameter 5.4 cm · kast: diameter 5,4 cm
Measurements
diameter 4.7 cm

Identification

Original title
Herenhorloge van zilver met dubbele onversierde kast
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-15019
Museum classification
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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