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Modified timepiece
Modified timepiece
Modified timepiece

Modified timepiece

NameWatch
Artist or maker Alexander Girard (American, 1907 - 1993)
Dateca 1920s
Probably madeFlorence, TUSCANY, ITALY, Europe
MediumMetal, paper, colored pencil
Dimensions2 15/16 × 2 3/8 × 11/16 in. (7.5 × 6 × 1.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2018.29.2
Terms
  • value (economic concept)
  • value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.29.2
ProvenanceGifted by artist to daughter, Sansi Girard; Collection of Sansi Girard Coonan (daughter of Alexander and Susan Girard), Sold by Sansi Girard through Margolis & Moss.
DescriptionSilver colored stopwatch with red, pink, brown, and light blue symbols drawn on it.
Textile design sketch
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