Watch, 1711
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1711
Gold watch in a separate undecorated gold case. The bowl-shaped case back of the watch is also undecorated. The gold dial has black engraved Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals in small gold plaques on a granulated ground. In the center is a relief of scrolls with two birds, a mask, and a cartouche marked: Will. Gib.. Also an aperture for the jumping date. The plate with richly chased balance cock is marked: Wiliam Gib. Rotterdam 515. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15079; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique granulation, engraving; measurements diameter 5 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
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- granulation, engraving
- Dimensions
- diameter 5.6 cm · kast: diameter 5,6 cm · diameter 5 cm · horloge: diameter 5 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15079
- Museum classification
- jewellery · pocket 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.