Mandoline-shaped Watch, anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1850

Identification

Title(s)

Mandoline-shaped Watch
Horloge in de vorm van een mandoline

Object type

jewellery

Object number

BK-15016

Description

Horloge van geëmailleerd goud in de vorm van een mandoline. De carure is geschilderd met een gedeelte van een partituur.

Creation

Artist

clockmaker: anonymous
jeweler: anonymous

Place

Switzerland

Dating

c. 1825 - c. 1850

Material and Technique

Material

Measurements

diameter 2 cm × height 6 cm

Subject

What

cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Maurits Elzas collection, Arnhem

Acquisition

bequest 1937

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection Van Balveren, possibly Walraven Elias Johan baron van Balveren (1858-1920), Arnhem;{NHA, RBK, INV, inv. 1215, no. 28.} from his heirs, fl.121, to Maurits Elzas (1868-1937), Arnhem, 1921;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed with 106 other watches, as part of the 'Maurits Elzas Collection', to the museum, 1937

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.19148

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