Watch of gold, c. 1785 - c. 1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1785 - c. 1800
Gold watch with white enamelled dial. On the case back is a representation of a gentleman and a lady near an altar. Suspended from chatelaine BK-NM-12852-B. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12852-A; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 5.4 cm x height 7.6 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 1.9 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
- gold (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 5.4 cm x height 7.6 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 1.9 cm · diameter 5,4 cm x hoogte 7,6 cm x breedte 5,7 cm x diepte 1,9 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5.4 cm x height 7.6 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 1.9 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van goud
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12852-A
- 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.