Mantel Clock

c. 1937

Ulrich Fischer and Lorenz Rothkranz

Associated Names
Ulrich Fischer

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Lorenz Rothkranz

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a grandfather clock with a carved wooden case, a painted decorative arch above the clock face, and a Roman numeral clock face. The clock has a deep brown wooden finish accented by gilded frames around the clock face and door panel. Above the clock face, a painted scene of an angel and a person in a landscape adds color. The lower part of the clock features additional gilded detailing framing a panel. The clock stands on curved legs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.2 x 22.9 cm (11 7/8 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 32 3/4" x 11 1/2" x 5 1/2"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4765

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: ULRICH FISCHER / AND / LORENZ ROTHKRANZ

Wikidata ID

Q64633390

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