Gentleman's watch of gold
Also known as: Herenhorloge van goud
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1850
Gentleman's watch of gold, with a four-colour gold ('en quatre couleurs') dial. Around the dial a border set with stones. The case back is engine-turned. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15037; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique engine turning; measurements diameter 4.3 cm x height 5.8 cm x width 4.3 cm x depth 1.8 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
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- engine turning
- Dimensions
- diameter 4,3 cm x hoogte 5,8 cm x breedte 4,3 cm x diepte 1,8 cm diameter 4.3 cm x height 5.8 cm x width 4.3 cm x depth 1.8 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.3 cm x height 5.8 cm x width 4.3 cm x depth 1.8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Herenhorloge van goud
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15037
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.