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Watch of gold, c. 1785 - c. 1800

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1785 - c. 1800

Gold watch with white enamelled dial. On the case back is a representation in enamel of a child with a dog before an altar with doves. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12863; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.3 cm x height 5.8 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 1.7 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
gold (metal)
Dimensions
diameter 4,3 cm x hoogte 5,8 cm x breedte 4,2 cm x diepte 1,7 cm · diameter 4.3 cm x height 5.8 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 1.7 cm
Measurements
diameter 4.3 cm x height 5.8 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 1.7 cm

Identification

Original title
Horloge van goud
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-12863
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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