Watch, c. 1400 - c. 1950
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1400 - c. 1950
Elongated octagonal watch made of gilded copper; Roman numerals on a chapter ring. The movement is partly lost. On the back is a pierced rosette. The back cover fastens with a (broken) hook. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-18033; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique gild; measurements height 8.4 cm x width 4.3 cm x depth 3 cm x depth 4.7 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
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- hoogte 8,4 cm x breedte 4,3 cm x diepte 3 cm x diepte 4,7 cm (Deksel kan niet sluiten, dus object staat open.) · height 8.4 cm x width 4.3 cm x depth 3 cm x depth 4.7 cm
- Measurements
- height 8.4 cm x width 4.3 cm x depth 3 cm x depth 4.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-18033
- Museum classification
- 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.