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Watch of gold with chased dial

Also known as: Horloge van goud met geciseleerde wijzerplaat

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1750 - c. 1800

Gold watch with a chased dial with date indication. The case is embossed with flowers and tendrils. The case is Indonesian work and was once a sirih box. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12831; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.6 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
gold (metal)
Dimensions
horloge: diameter 4,6 cm · diameter 6.5 cm · diameter 4.6 cm · kast: diameter 6,5 cm
Measurements
diameter 4.6 cm

Identification

Original title
Horloge van goud met geciseleerde wijzerplaat
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-12831
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

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