Watch with a Plain Silver Case
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1725
Silver watch with separate unadorned case. The dial is divided into two semicircles; the upper one is occupied by Roman hour numerals and a rotating disc with a depiction of the sun, moon, and stars; the lower one, with jumping date and chased scrollwork on a granulated ground, is marked: G.
Bramer Amsterdam. The Arabic minute numerals are engraved on silver plaques on the outer ring. The plate with richly worked balance cock is likewise signed: Gerrit Bramer, Amsterdam. One hand; marked: P. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15028; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 5 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
- diameter 5.8 cm · diameter 5 cm · kast: diameter 5,8 cm · horloge: diameter 5 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge met gladde zilveren kast
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15028
- Museum classification
- pocket watch · calendar 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.