Watch of brass and crystal
Also known as: Horloge van koper en kristal
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1800 - c. 1900
Octagonal brass watch in a case of crystal. The case is decorated with enamel. Nielloed dial with silver numerals. The watch is an imitation of an early seventeenth-century watch.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12812; its record gives material recorded as crystal (lead glass), silver (metal); technique niello (technique); measurements height 8.1 cm x width 4 cm x depth 2.4 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- crystal (lead glass), silver (metal)
- Technique
- niello (technique)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 8,1 cm (incl. ring) x breedte 4 cm x diepte 2,4 cm · height 8.1 cm x width 4 cm x depth 2.4 cm
- Measurements
- height 8.1 cm x width 4 cm x depth 2.4 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van koper en kristal
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12812
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.