Watch, 1780
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1780
Gold watch with pearl borders. On the back cover is an enamel painting depicting an altar of love. The dial is marked: Breguet à Paris, but it is a contemporary forgery. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15100; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.6 cm x height 6.5 cm x width 4.6 cm x depth 2 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)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4.6 cm x height 6.5 cm x width 4.6 cm x depth 2 cm · diameter 4,6 cm x hoogte 6,5 cm x breedte 4,6 cm x diepte 2 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.6 cm x height 6.5 cm x width 4.6 cm x depth 2 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15100
- Museum classification
- jewellery · wrist watch · forgery
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.