Watch, 1641
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1641
Watch with enamelled case. On the top: William II and Mary Stuart looking at Ariadne. On the bottom: Neptune ferrying these figures to a shore on which women stand with the coats of arms of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Gelderland. On the sides, a panorama of London and The Hague separated by the coat of arms of Orange and England and France. On the inside, the marriage of William to Mary Stuart is depicted. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-638; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 7.9 cm x diameter 6.3 cm x thickness 1.8 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
- height 7.9 cm x diameter 6.3 cm x thickness 1.8 cm · hoogte 7,9 cm (afmeting horloge opengeklapt) x diameter 6,3 cm x dikte 1,8 cm
- Measurements
- height 7.9 cm x diameter 6.3 cm x thickness 1.8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-638
- 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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