Watch, 1778 - 1779
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1778 - 1779
Gold watch on a châtelaine. The case is decorated with an embossed depiction of Hector's farewell. The watch hangs from a gilt copper châtelaine. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11239; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), gold (metal); technique gild; measurements diameter 3.8 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), gold (metal)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- height 6 cm x width 4.5 cm x depth 2.8 cm · horloge geheel: hoogte 6 cm x breedte 4,5 cm x diepte 2,8 cm · diameter 3.8 cm · horloge: diameter 3,8 cm · length 13.3 cm x width 7 cm x depth 2.4 cm · chatelaine: lengte 13,3 cm x breedte 7 cm x diepte 2,4 cm · length 19.4 cm · geheel: lengte 19,4 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 3.8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-11239
- Museum classification
- wrist watch · jewellery · chatelaine
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.