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Watch with a Tooled Outer Case

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1710

Pocket watch, silver outer case pierced and chased with openwork, inner case ditto, silver dial, with alarm, fusee-and-chain movement, engraved spring barrel, marked: P. Clock, Amsterdam. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-3201; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique drawn thread work, engraving; measurements diameter 5.3 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

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
drawn thread work, engraving
Dimensions
kast: diameter 6 cm · horloge: diameter 5,3 cm · diameter 6 cm · diameter 5.3 cm
Measurements
diameter 5.3 cm

Identification

Original title
Zakhorloge met bewerkte buitenkast
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-3201
Museum classification
pocket 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

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