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Clock Case

NameClock
Maker Reverend Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001)
Dateca.1960
Place madePennville, Georga, United States, North America
MediumWood, glass, chromolithograph, clock
Dimensions21 1/4 × 14 9/16 × 4 5/8 in. (54 × 37 × 11.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2018.44.1
Terms
  • value (economic concept)
Object numberFA.2018.44.1
ProvenancePurchased by donor from Artisans, Fort Payne, Alabama.
DescriptionThis clock case is comprised of wood, a turquoise clock with white face and turquoise hands, and a chromolithograph of Jesus. There is an overall scallop notch design throughout the wood, as well as some reticulations along both sides of the face of the case.
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