Watch, c. 1760
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1760
Men's watch of gold, with 2 separate cases. In an outer case covered with snakeskin rests a gold case with chased relief. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15087; its record gives material recorded as snakeskin, gold (metal); measurements diameter 5.2 cm x diameter 4.5 cm x diameter 3.9 cm x height 6.1 cm x depth 2.6 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
- snakeskin, gold (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 5,2 cm (buitenkast) x diameter 4,5 cm (goudenkanst) x diameter 3,9 cm (horloge) x hoogte 6,1 cm x diepte 2,6 cm diameter 5.2 cm x diameter 4.5 cm x diameter 3.9 cm x height 6.1 cm x depth 2.6 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5.2 cm x diameter 4.5 cm x diameter 3.9 cm x height 6.1 cm x depth 2.6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15087
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.