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Watch, c. 1790 - c. 1830

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1790 - c. 1830

Gentleman's gold pocket watch. On the back cover is an enamel decoration of a woman with a young boy in a wooded landscape. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-16246; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.9 cm x height 6.6 cm x width 4.9 cm x depth 1.6 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
gold (metal)
Dimensions
diameter 4,9 cm x hoogte 6,6 cm x breedte 4,9 cm x diepte 1,6 cm · diameter 4.9 cm x height 6.6 cm x width 4.9 cm x depth 1.6 cm
Measurements
diameter 4.9 cm x height 6.6 cm x width 4.9 cm x depth 1.6 cm

Identification

Original title
Horloge
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-16246
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

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