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Zephyr

Designer Attributed to Kem Weber American, born Germany
Manufacturer Lawson Time Inc. American
designed ca. 1934; manufactured 1940–42
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Zephyr
  • Designer: Attributed to Kem Weber (American (born Germany) Berlin 1889–1963 Ventura, California)
  • Manufacturer: Lawson Time Inc. (Pasadena, California)
  • Date: designed ca. 1934; manufactured 1940–42
  • Medium: Brass, urea formaldehyde, cellulose acetate, and (poly)acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  • Dimensions: 3 1/4 × 8 × 3 1/8 in., 2.9 lb. (8.3 × 20.3 × 7.9 cm, 1.3 kg)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Gift of David A. Hanks, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.418.2
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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