Shelf Clock

c. 1938

Ferdinand Cartier

Associated Names
Ferdinand Cartier

Artist, 1892 - 1987

The image shows a large wooden clock with a square base and a circular clock face with Roman numerals. The color palette includes shades of brown, predominantly with wood grain patterns, and an off-white clock face with black numerals and hands. Positioned centrally within the frame, the clock is upright, with its base at the bottom center and the clock face above, towards the top center of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.5 x 35.5 cm (17 15/16 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: none given

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4761


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: F. Cartier.

Wikidata ID

Q64561368

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