Men's watch of silver in a loose case
Also known as: Herenhorloge van zilver in losse kast
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1770
Men's watch of silver with a plain back cover and a white-enamelled dial. In a loose silver case is an embossed scene depicting a mill in a landscape. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15025; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 4.2 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
- silver (metal)
- Dimensions
- horloge: diameter 4,2 cm · diameter 4.2 cm · hoogte 6,3 cm x breedte 4,9 cm x diepte 2,7 cm · height 6.3 cm x width 4.9 cm x depth 2.7 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Herenhorloge van zilver in losse kast
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15025
- 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.