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Marble Mantle Clock
Marble Mantle Clock
Marble Mantle Clock

Marble Mantle Clock

Artist (Fraserburgh, Scotland, born 1951)
Datec. 1982
Object NameClock
Mediummarble, aluminium and leather
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: Length: 13.5 cm, Height: 18.7 cm, Width: 5.2 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1983 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© Gordon Burnett (2004)
LocationOn Display - Gallery 05
Object numberABDAG000646
Keywords
About MeGordon Burnett was born in fraserburgh in 1951. He served an apprenticeship as letter cutter at William McKay & Sons, Aberdeen before studying Jewellery and Textiles at Grays School of Art. He is a contemporary maker who designs and creates objects. In the Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Collections we have examples of clocks and jewellery by him.
He retired from his position of Reader in Craft and Head of the 3 Dimensional Design Course at Gray's School of Art this year (2011).
More About Me
“Tempus Fugit, Vita Brevis Mori” (Time flies, life is short). Is this what Gordon Burnett is reminding us with this marble tombstone shaped clock?
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