Gentleman's watch of gilded silver
Also known as: Herenhorloge van verguld zilver
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1800
Gentleman's watch of gilded silver with a small white-enamelled dial on a blue-enamelled ground. The back cover is provided with an engraved coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15031; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique gild, engraving; measurements diameter 5.2 cm x height 7 cm x width 5.2 cm x depth 2.1 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
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- gild, engraving
- Dimensions
- diameter 5.2 cm x height 7 cm x width 5.2 cm x depth 2.1 cm diameter 5,2 cm x hoogte 7 cm x breedte 5,2 cm x diepte 2,1 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5.2 cm x height 7 cm x width 5.2 cm x depth 2.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Herenhorloge van verguld zilver
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15031
- 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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