Pendant watch with date indicator, moon ring and aspectarium
Also known as: Pendant Watch, with Indicators for the Date and Phases of the Moon, and an Aspectarium
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1610 - c. 1625
Oval copper watch, the case band decorated with chased silver tendrils and relief. Female busts are painted on the inside of both covers: one wearing a winged cap and a ruff, the second wearing a diadem and a collar that closes around the shoulders (of later date).
The oval dial, chased with foliage, features a silver chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals and a rotatable pinion with the days of the month. One hand. The plate, with a long balance cock, is marked: W. Vibrandi Leoardice. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15066; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), silver (metal); technique ciselure, painting technique; measurements height 6.5 cm x width 4.1 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal), silver (metal)
- Technique
- ciselure, painting technique
- Dimensions
- hoogte 6,5 cm x breedte 4,1 cm · height 6.5 cm x width 4.1 cm
- Measurements
- height 6.5 cm x width 4.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Halshorloge met datumaanduiding, maanring en aspectarium
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15066
- Museum classification
- jewellery · calendar watch · halshorloge
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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