Tree of Knowledge Clock

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Object Details

Producer

Black, Starr and Frost Co., American, founded 1810

Designer

Pierre Gravoin

Maker

Vladimir Makovsky, French, born Russia (1884-1966)

Description

Clock depicting the Tree of Knowledge with precious stone fruits standing in for numerals against a mother-of-pearl ground. Clock face flanked by stylized lapis rams in between which a lapis fountain spills frosted glass into a pool of inset sea creatures, all on a rectilinear onyx plinth.

Credit Line

Lent by Siegelson, New York

Date

ca. 1930

Accession Number

61.2016.7

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Exhibitions

Medium

Mother-of-pearl, diamonds, enamel, malachite, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, abalone, coral, onyx, gold

Dimensions

H x W x D: 17.8 × 5.1 × 16.5 cm (7 in. × 2 in. × 6 1/2 in.)

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Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e4925219-f18f-40d4-bc97-d0e67c9463e4

Record ID

chndm_61.2016.7