Clock, Model 4708
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Caption
Gilbert Rohde American, 1894–1944. Clock, Model 4708, ca. 1933. Glass, nickel-plated metal, 10 5/8 x 10 x 3 1/2 in. (27 x 25.4 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1999.141.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.141.1.jpg)
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
Clock, Model 4708
Date
ca. 1933
Geography
Place manufactured: Zeeland, Michigan, United States
Medium
Glass, nickel-plated metal
Classification
Dimensions
10 5/8 x 10 x 3 1/2 in. (27 x 25.4 x 8.9 cm)
Markings
Written in blue marker on a round white sticker on bottom of base: "MA / 130"
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Accession Number
1999.141.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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This clock was designed by Gilbert Rohde ca. 1933. The designer helped to define American modernism in the period after WWII. You can see that he had a very spare, minimalist aesthetic.
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