Watch of gold, c. 1762 - c. 1763
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1762 - c. 1763
Gold watch with an enamelled dial. An embossed depiction of a man consulting an oracle (Aeneas) is on the outer case. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12828; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x diameter 4.8 cm x height 6 cm x depth 2.7 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
- gold (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4,2 cm (horloge) x diameter 4,8 cm (kast) x hoogte 6 cm x diepte 2,7 cm diameter 4.2 cm x diameter 4.8 cm x height 6 cm x depth 2.7 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm x diameter 4.8 cm x height 6 cm x depth 2.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van goud
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12828
- 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.