Watch, c. 1790
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1790
Men's watch (?) of gold. On the back cover is an enamel painting in grisaille depicting a river landscape. Decorated with diamonds and rubies. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15088; its record gives material recorded as ruby (mineral), gold (metal), diamond (mineral); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x height 6.3 cm x width 4.1 cm x depth 1.8 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
- ruby (mineral), gold (metal), diamond (mineral)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4.2 cm x height 6.3 cm x width 4.1 cm x depth 1.8 cm · diameter 4,2 cm x hoogte 6,3 cm x breedte 4,1 cm x diepte 1,8 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm x height 6.3 cm x width 4.1 cm x depth 1.8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15088
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.