Watch with gallant lady
Also known as: Horloge met galante dame
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1775 - c. 1800
Watch of gold, with décor à quatre couleurs. On the back cover a portrait of a lady within a border of diamonds. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15043; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), diamond (mineral); measurements diameter 4 cm x height 5.9 cm x width 4 cm x depth 1.4 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
- gold (metal), diamond (mineral)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4 cm x hoogte 5,9 cm x breedte 4 cm x diepte 1,4 cm · diameter 4 cm x height 5.9 cm x width 4 cm x depth 1.4 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4 cm x height 5.9 cm x width 4 cm x depth 1.4 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge met galante dame
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15043
- 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.