Mantel Clock

c. 1939

Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Associated Names
Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a classical wooden wall clock with Roman numerals and two hands on a round face. The clock has a rich, warm brown color with accents of light beige on the clock face and gold on the pendulum. Below the clock face is a framed illustration of a pastoral scene with trees and a distant structure against a background of muted greens and blues. The clock is centered on a white background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, graphite and some heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 33"high; 22"wide; 7 1/4"deep. See data sh. for dets.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4764

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 308, pl. 1034.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: del-390-1 ernest a. towers jr.

Wikidata ID

Q64559622

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