Lyre-shaped Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1820 - c. 1830
Watch made of gold and enamel in the shape of a harp. Decorated with gold lines and rosettes. The base of the harp is a seal with a cupid. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15049; its record gives material recorded as carnelian, gold (metal), glass; measurements height 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
- carnelian, gold (metal), glass
- Dimensions
- height 6 cm · hoogte 6 cm
- Measurements
- height 6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge in de vorm van een lier
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15049
- Museum classification
- jewellery · cachet · 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.