Ralph Adron, ‘Do Have a Doughnut’ clock, 1969, repainted in 2001, painted papier-mâché, wood, plastic, electric clock.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Single-piece mantel clock made of papier-mâché, in the form of a hand clasping a small clockface, set on a plinth with three steps, the whole painted in polychrome.
The three-step base raised on six guttae or small feet that are trapezoidal in shape, painted red and brown. It is painted in brown, with red veining and blue and blue-green spots of paint, the whole suggesting marbling. The base is surmounted by a left hand, painted in two shades of blue-green, clasping a doughnut painted in turquoise, lilac, pink and yellow. In the centre of this is a small gold clock face without numbers, ringed with two concentric, red circles.
Red hands are in the form of literal hands, with index fingers pointing to hours or minutes. A recess behind the clockface houses a small travelling clock.
Evidence at a glance
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Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O1810665
- Museum object number
- W.16-2026
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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