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Pocket watch
When austere shapes and ornaments became fashionable in the late 18th century, French watchcase makers began making plainer looking, yet highly refined cases. Thanks to the pearls and the floral motifs in opaque enamel, this case is far from dull. They complement the starburst pattern, which was made with a so-called guilloche machine. The translucent enamel applied over this design creates a spar…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
Medium
- M. Elzas Bequest, Arnhem
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1785 - c.1789
- 1785 - 1790
- 1785/1790
- 1785/1790
Place-Time
- fourth quarter 18th century
Places
- Paris
- Parijs
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.4975
- France
- Frankrijk
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.253
- Paris
- Île-de-France
- France
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.19121
- BK-15044
Extent
- diameter 3.6 cm
Format
- gold (metal)
- Pearl
- Vitreous enamel
- Gold
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collectie: edele metalen
- collection: accessories
- collectie: accessoires
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:22:13.794Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:04:46.845Z