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Watch of silver, c. 1800 - c. 1850

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1800 - c. 1850

Watch of silver. On the enamelled dial is a depiction of a hunting scene. The separate outer case is covered with tortoiseshell. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12816; its record gives material recorded as tortoise shell, silver (metal); measurements diameter 4.9 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
tortoise shell, silver (metal)
Dimensions
kast: diameter 5,4 cm · diameter 4.9 cm · height 7.3 cm x width 5.4 cm x depth 2.2 cm · diameter 5.4 cm · geheel: hoogte 7,3 cm x breedte 5,4 cm x diepte 2,2 cm · horloge: diameter 4,9 cm
Measurements
diameter 4.9 cm

Identification

Original title
Horloge van zilver
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-12816
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.
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