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Mantel Clock

c. 1937

Gilbert Sackerman and Isidore Sovensky

Associated Names

Gilbert Sackerman

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Isidore Sovensky

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a tall, rectangular wooden clock with a rounded top, containing a circular clock face displaying Roman numerals. The color palette includes warm browns for the wooden body and a contrasting white clock face with black numerals. The clock is centered in an upright position with an ornamental finial on top and a smaller rectangular panel beneath the clock face.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29.3 x 21.9 cm (11 9/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 32 3/4"high; 11"wide (without top)
Accession Number

1943.8.4732

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Gilbert Sackerman

Wikidata ID

Q64572285

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