Mantle Clock

c. 1936

John Cutting

Associated Names
John Cutting

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a wooden mantel clock with an arched top and a clock face with Roman numerals. Below the clock face, there is a panel with a floral design featuring green leaves and pink flowers. The overall color scheme includes earthy browns for the wood, and bright greens and pinks for the floral painting. In the upper left and upper right corners, there are smaller outlined sketches of clocks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.2 x 22.9 cm (11 7/8 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" x 19"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4819

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 308, pl. 1040.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: GRAPHIC SCALE 1/2; lower right in graphite: JOHN Cutting

Wikidata ID

Q64582192

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