Watch, c. 1625 - c. 1650
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1625 - c. 1650
Octagonal crystal watch with an oval movement. Attached to the watch is a neo-Rococo chatelaine with four small chains. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-362-A; its record gives material recorded as crystal (lead glass); technique gild; measurements length 20.7 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
- crystal (lead glass)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- lengte 20,7 cm · length 20.7 cm
- Measurements
- length 20.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-VBR-362-A
- 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.