Watch of gold, 1777
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1777
Gold watch with enamelled dial. The hands are openworked and decorated with diamonds. Repoussé-worked on the outer case is a depiction of an allegory of marriage.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12819; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.2 cm x height 5.6 cm x depth 2.5 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
- gold (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4 cm (horloge) x diameter 4,2 cm (kast) x hoogte 5,6 cm x diepte 2,5 cm diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.2 cm x height 5.6 cm x depth 2.5 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.2 cm x height 5.6 cm x depth 2.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van goud
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12819
- 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.