Watch in sirih box
Also known as: Horloge in sirihdoos
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1750 - 1800
Sirih box of silver containing a watch with a white-enamelled dial with Roman numerals. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15048; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 8.4 cm x height 10.8 cm x width 8.4 cm x depth 6 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 8.4 cm x height 10.8 cm x width 8.4 cm x depth 6 cm · diameter 8,4 cm x hoogte 10,8 cm x breedte 8,4 cm x diepte 6 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 8.4 cm x height 10.8 cm x width 8.4 cm x depth 6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge in sirihdoos
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15048
- Museum classification
- wrist watch · sirihdoos · 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.