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The image depicts a tall, elegant clock with an ornate design. The clock has a round face at the top with an eagle-shaped ornament perched above it. The central body is slender, decorated with intricate floral motifs in vibrant reds, greens, and golds. The base includes a rectangular painting bordered with a floral pattern and a gold, downward-pointing finial. The color palette consists of rich earth tones with accents of gold, red, green, blue, and white. The clock is positioned centrally in the image, with its base slightly above the bottom edge and its top near the upper edge against a light, neutral background.
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The image depicts a tall, elegant clock with an ornate design. The clock has a round face at the top with an eagle-shaped ornament perched above it. The central body is slender, decorated with intricate floral motifs in vibrant reds, greens, and golds. The base includes a rectangular painting bordered with a floral pattern and a gold, downward-pointing finial. The color palette consists of rich earth tones with accents of gold, red, green, blue, and white. The clock is positioned centrally in the image, with its base slightly above the bottom edge and its top near the upper edge against a light, neutral background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Banjo Clock

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.1 x 28.1 cm (13 13/16 x 11 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 42 3/4"high; 10 1/2"wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4771
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Boston
  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: MRosenshield-von-Paulin

NGA object ID 16972. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.