Octagonal crystal watch with enamel decoration of birds and garlands on the back
Also known as: Achtkantig kristallen horloge met op de achterzijde een email versiering van vogels en guirlandes
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1800
Octagonal crystal watch with brass chatelaine. On the back (of the watch?) an enamel decoration of birds and garlands. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-361; its record gives material recorded as crystal (lead glass), copper (metal); measurements height 6 cm x width 3.4 cm x depth 2.6 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- crystal (lead glass), copper (metal)
- Dimensions
- horloge: hoogte 6 cm (incl. ring) x breedte 3,4 cm x diepte 2,6 cm length 18.5 cm length 13 cm x width 4.5 cm height 6 cm x width 3.4 cm x depth 2.6 cm geheel: lengte 18,5 cm chatelaine: lengte 13 cm x breedte 4,5 cm
- Measurements
- height 6 cm x width 3.4 cm x depth 2.6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Achtkantig kristallen horloge met op de achterzijde een email versiering van vogels en guirlandes
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-VBR-361
- Museum classification
- jewellery · chatelaine · 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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