Gold watch, c. 1760 - c. 1779
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1760 - c. 1779
Gold repeating watch with enamelled dial. Repoussé scene in the outer case depicting Hercules with two goddesses. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12826; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.9 cm x height 6.7 cm x depth 2.6 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 x diameter 4.9 cm x height 6.7 cm x depth 2.6 cm · diameter 4 cm (horloge) x diameter 4,9 cm (kast) x hoogte 6,7 cm x diepte 2,6 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.9 cm x height 6.7 cm x depth 2.6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van goud
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12826
- 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.