DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Tramp art clock case

NameClock

Maker E. J. Langan

Date20th-mid 20th Century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, shells, glass, mirror, paint, fabric, paper, metal

DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 x 16 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (36.8 x 42.5 x 10.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.78

Object numberFA.2010.97.78

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionFlat, steep roofed "house" with red chimney and narrow porch has round cutout for clock in peak (clock missing). Two glass windows with flowers in "vases" behind curtains flank central heart mirror. Top front and roof sides covered with pieces of broken shell. Edges of house (roof, chimney, front of porch, around clock hold, etc.) decorated with strips of chip carved wood in zigzags, "E. J. Langan" written on back.