Watch of gilded copper
Also known as: Horloge van verguld koper
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1750 - c. 1800
Gilded copper watch with enamelled dial. Repoussé-worked on the outer case is a depiction of Minerva and Ceres. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12825; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique gild; measurements diameter 3.9 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- hoogte 6,4 cm x breedte 4,7 cm x diepte 2,5 cm · diameter 3.9 cm · height 6.4 cm x width 4.7 cm x depth 2.5 cm · horloge: diameter 3,9 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 3.9 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van verguld koper
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12825
- Museum classification
- jewellery · wrist watch
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.