Watch with chain, c. 1750 - c. 1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1750 - c. 1800
Silver watch with chain, with chased dial with date indication. Embossed in the outer case is a depiction of the Prodigal Son as a swineherd. The chain consists of 5 chains with a pendant holding two fobs and a watch key. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12814; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 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
- silver (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4.7 cm · length 33.7 cm · geheel: lengte 33,7 cm · length 26 cm · diameter 5.7 cm · horloge: diameter 4,7 cm · ketting: lengte 26 cm · kast: diameter 5,7 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge met ketting
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12814
- Museum classification
- chatelaine · 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.