Men's watch of silver with double case
Also known as: Herenhorloge van zilver met dubbele kast
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1800
Men's watch of silver with double case. On the dial an enamelled scene representing a river with a three-master. On the case an embossed representation in a rocaille surround. The second, loose case is made of tortoiseshell. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15021; 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tortoise shell, silver (metal)
- Dimensions
- horloge: diameter 4,1 cm · geheel: hoogte 6,9 cm x breedte 5,9 cm x diepte 2,8 cm · height 6.9 cm x width 5.9 cm x depth 2.8 cm · eerste kast: diameter 5 cm · diameter 5 cm · diameter 4.1 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Herenhorloge van zilver met dubbele kast
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15021
- Museum classification
- wrist watch · jewellery
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.