Posthorn-shaped Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1825 - c. 1850
Watch mounted on the mouth of a crystal posthorn. Around the white enamelled dial is a ring of rubies. The horn hangs from a chain. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15050; its record gives material recorded as ruby (mineral), silver (metal); technique gild; measurements diameter 3.3 cm x length 10.3 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- ruby (mineral), silver (metal)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- diameter 3.3 cm x length 10.3 cm · diameter 3,3 cm x lengte 10,3 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 3.3 cm x length 10.3 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge in de vorm van een posthoorn
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15050
- 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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