Watch of gilded brass
Also known as: Horloge van verguld koper
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1775 - c. 1800
Gilded brass watch with an enamelled dial. Both case covers are of glass, the borders engraved with foliage. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12832; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), glass; technique gild; measurements diameter 4.5 cm x height 6.2 cm x width 4.5 cm x depth 2.2 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), glass
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- diameter 4,5 cm x hoogte 6,2 cm x breedte 4,5 cm x diepte 2,2 cm diameter 4.5 cm x height 6.2 cm x width 4.5 cm x depth 2.2 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.5 cm x height 6.2 cm x width 4.5 cm x depth 2.2 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van verguld koper
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12832
- 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.