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Men's watch, c. 1840 - c. 1860

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1840 - c. 1860

Men's copper watch with an enamelled dial featuring Arabic hour numerals inside a white roundel. Surrounding it is a river landscape with houses and a windmill with rotating sails. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15054; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.8 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 2.2 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Dimensions
diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.8 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 2.2 cm · diameter 5,5 cm x hoogte 7,8 cm x breedte 5,5 cm x diepte 2,2 cm
Measurements
diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.8 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 2.2 cm

Identification

Original title
Herenhorloge
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-15054
Museum classification
wrist watch · 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

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