Watch, c. 1785 - c. 1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1785 - c. 1800
Men's pocket watch of silver-gilt with porcelain roundel, depicting: the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. Marked: N.B in a lozenge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15099; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), porcelain; measurements diameter 5.1 cm x height 7 cm x width 5.1 cm x depth 2.5 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
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal), porcelain
- Dimensions
- diameter 5,1 cm x hoogte 7 cm x breedte 5,1 cm x diepte 2,5 cm diameter 5.1 cm x height 7 cm x width 5.1 cm x depth 2.5 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5.1 cm x height 7 cm x width 5.1 cm x depth 2.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15099
- 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.