Pocket watch, c. 1690 - c. 1710
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1690 - c. 1710
Silver verge watch with alarm. The bowl-shaped back has an openwork rim with scrollwork ornaments, between which are two medallions with landscapes; the circular lower surface features finely chased scrollwork ornament.
The silver dial with inlaid black Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals is granulated and is fitted with a rotating alarm disc with alarm hand. The plate with balance cock is signed: B. van der Cloese, Hagae. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15071; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique granulation; measurements diameter 5.1 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- granulation
- Dimensions
- diameter 5,1 cm · diameter 5.1 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15071
- Museum classification
- pocket 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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