Watch, c. 1640 - c. 1660
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1640 - c. 1660
Watch with enamelled case. On the top: Paris presenting the apple. On the bottom: the departure of Dido and Aeneas. On the sides are landscapes. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-636; its record gives measurements diameter 6 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
- Materials
- Dimensions
- diameter 6 cm · diameter 6 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-636
- 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.