Clock, Antique

1938

Dorothea A. Farrington

Associated Names
Dorothea A. Farrington

Artist, American, c. 1912 - 1997

A large wooden clock featuring an ornate top with finials, columns on each side, and a clock face with black numerals and hands labeled "Sessions." Beneath the clock face, there is a scene with a sailing ship depicted inside an oval. The color palette comprises rich browns in the wood, a soft beige clock face, and a mix of blues and yellows in the ship scene. The clock is centrally placed with an additional clock face design positioned to the left, and a separate circular depiction of the sailing ship to the right. The bottom right corner includes the handwritten text "Dorothea Farrington Practise Work 1938."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.3 x 24.7 cm (9 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10414


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Dorothea Farrington / Practise Work 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64541276

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