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Watch of silver, oval

Also known as: Horloge van zilver, ovaal

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1800 - c. 1900

Oval silver watch with chased dial. The case is engraved with Christ with Mary and the Good Samaritan. The watch is an imitation of an early 17th-century watch.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12811; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements height 7.7 cm x width 3.8 cm x depth 2.3 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

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Dimensions
height 7.7 cm x width 3.8 cm x depth 2.3 cm · hoogte 7,7 cm x breedte 3,8 cm x diepte 2,3 cm
Measurements
height 7.7 cm x width 3.8 cm x depth 2.3 cm

Identification

Original title
Horloge van zilver, ovaal
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-12811
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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