Name/Title

Miniature

Entry/Object ID

1988.19.024

Description

A miniature of a clock. The clock is made from a linotype metal (pot metal), cast in a mold. The clock is cast as two pieces, the clock body and the pendulum. The figurine is decorated with paint. It has a gold exterior, the back is grey. The pendulum shows a man on a horse in red, green, and white. On the back is HECHO EN MEXICO" - "SAN LUIS POTOSI".

Artwork Details

Medium

Linotype metal (pot metal), Glass, Paper, Paint

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1965

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

1-3/8 in

Length

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

2 1/2" x 1 3/8" x 1/2" (6.4cm x 3.5cm x 1.3cm)