"Museum" Wall Clock, Model No. 4628
Caption
Nathan George Horwitt (American, 1898–1990). "Museum" Wall Clock, Model No. 4628, ca. 1970. Coated metal, glass, 12 7/8 × 12 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (32.7 × 32.7 × 6 cm) mount: 13 1/2 × 13 × 2 1/2 in. (34.3 × 33 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Barry R. Harwood, 1999.107.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
"Museum" Wall Clock, Model No. 4628
Date
ca. 1970
Geography
Place manufactured: Zeeland, Michigan, United States
Medium
Coated metal, glass
Classification
Dimensions
12 7/8 × 12 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (32.7 × 32.7 × 6 cm) mount: 13 1/2 × 13 × 2 1/2 in. (34.3 × 33 × 6.4 cm)
Markings
Two paper labels affixed to back of clock, printed in black: (1) "HOWARD [monogram] MILLER / MUSEUM WALL CLOCK / Patent No. 183788 / Designed by / NATHAN GEORGE HORWITT / Selected by / THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART / Design Collection 1970" (2) "HOWARD MILLER CLOCK CO. / ZEELAND, MICHIGAN 49464 / U.S.A. / Model No. 4628"
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Barry R. Harwood
Accession Number
1999.107
Frequent Art Questions
Is this a Movado?
That piece is actually by the Howard Miller Clock Co. in Michigan and was made around 1970. So it is not Movado, but may have been modeled after a Movado watch since those began to be manufactured in the 40s. Interestingly, the Movado watches were originally called "the museum watch" because they was selected for the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in 1960.
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