Watch of silver, c. 1925
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1925
Wristwatch of silver, with niello motifs. Upright oval model, flattened at the lugs. Niello work of angular meanders, wide at the lower and upper edges, narrowing toward the middle of the sides.
Narrow leather strap, lined straps with a buckle of base metal. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1973-645-A; its record gives material recorded as leather, silver (metal); technique niello (technique); measurements height 3.7 cm x width 2.9 cm x depth 0.9 cm x length 20 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
- leather, silver (metal)
- Technique
- niello (technique)
- Dimensions
- height 3.7 cm x width 2.9 cm x depth 0.9 cm x length 20 cm hoogte 3,7 cm x breedte 2,9 cm x diepte 0,9 cm x lengte 20 cm
- Measurements
- height 3.7 cm x width 2.9 cm x depth 0.9 cm x length 20 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van zilver
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1973-645-A
- Museum classification
- wrist watch · jewellery
Catalogue references
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Research required
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