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Model 4083A Clock Clock
This is a clock. It was designed by Gilbert Rohde and manufactured by Howard Miller Clock Company. It is dated 1933 and we acquired it in 2015. Its medium is glass, chrome-plated metal, metal, enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
First displayed at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, this electric clock was designed, according to Rohde, to personify simplicity. He streamlined the form, reducing it to its essential parts, removing even the numbers in favor of small spheres to echo the clock’s overall geometric aesthetic. The blue mirror-glass face is its primary decorative aspect, giving this clock an overall machine-like appearance.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled True Blue.
This object was
donated by
George R. Kravis II.
It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.
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Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 16.5 × 15.2 × 7.6 cm (6 1/2 in. × 6 in. × 3 in.)
Cite this object as
Model 4083A Clock Clock; Designed by Gilbert Rohde (American, 1894–1944); Manufactured by Herman Miller Clock Company (United States); glass, chrome-plated metal, metal, enamel; H x W x D: 16.5 × 15.2 × 7.6 cm (6 1/2 in. × 6 in. × 3 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2015-5-3