Watch, c. 1700
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1700
Watch of gold with an enamelled case. On the inside a landscape with a figure among Roman architectural fragments (Mars). On the outer case Venus and Diana. The dial is of porcelain. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-4684; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), porcelain; measurements diameter 4 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), porcelain
- Dimensions
- diameter 4 cm · diameter 4 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-4684
- 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.