"Ball" Wall Clock
Designed by George Nelson, American, 1908 - 1986. Made from c. 1948 to 1969 by Howard Miller Clock Company, Zeeland, Michigan, 1926 - present.
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1947Medium:
Painted birch, steel, brassDimensions:
Diameter: 13 3/8 inches (34 cm)Copyright:
Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1983-50-4Credit Line:
Gift of Collab: The Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1947Medium:
Painted birch, steel, brassDimensions:
Diameter: 13 3/8 inches (34 cm)Copyright:
Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1983-50-4Credit Line:
Gift of Collab: The Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983
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This clock, one of a series designed by George Nelson Associates for the Howard Miller Company, has become an icon of 1950s design. When the series was introduced, the clocks were considered quite radical-unlike traditional clocks, their faces had no numbers.
