Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Clock

Clock

Designer: Gilbert Rohde, American, 1884-1944
Manufacturer: Howard Miller Clock Co., founded 1926
Medium: Wood, metal
Place Manufactured: Zeeland, Michigan, USA
Dates: ca. 1933
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 in. (13.3 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm)
Markings: Printed in black on clock face: "HERMAN [his logo -- HM in circle] MILLER / HERMAN MILLER CLOCK CO. ZEELAND. MICH. U.S.A." On back of clock, raised letters on metal backing: "MANUFACTURED UNDER PATS. / NO. 1,719,805-1, 797,912 / RE. 17,779 OTHERS PEND. / MADE IN U.S.A."
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 1999.141.3
Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter
Image: Overall, 1999.141.3_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Square, wooden electric alarm clock with integral face / case unit set with rounded metal studs for hour markers and two metal hands. Casing unit has rounded corners and front edge; it is tipped back slightly and stands on a small wedge-shaped base of painted black wood with rounded front edge. Hour markers set into face in a circle; hour hand is an elongated triangle terminating in a rounded side at center; minute hand is a narrow, rectangle with a short tail; pin that holds hands in place has red paint flecks. Back of clock has a circular metal plate and frame set into wooden casing unit and attached with screws. There are four dials and knobs and inscribed instructions for setting clock; cord extends from lower part of back plate. CONDITION: Fair; some scratches and small gouges in wooden casing unit; scratches all over front of base; losses to red paint covering pin that holds hands; rounded studs for hours markers are tarnished or dirty; metal plate at back has many scratches.

Collections: Decorative Arts: Clock