unknown

c.1855

Leather case (brown), ninth-plate; plain leather, end opening in the English style. Elliptical mat; dark red velvet insert. No paper label. Daguerreotype; hand-tinted.

c.1855

Leather case (black), fold-over with push-thru clasp; sixth-plate size. Two ornate oval mats. Two paper photographs: left, woman; right...

c.1855

Papier Mache (black); sixth-plate. Inlaid mother-of-pearl, floral design. Ornate nonpareil and ornate double-elliptical mats. Two black & white prints with note: "Many...

c.1855

Leather (brown), half-plate; geometric design. Ornate nonpariel mat; dark green velvet insert. No paper label. No lining. No image.

late 20th century to early 21st century

This is a wooden dowel used by Ruth Asawa to form coiled wire.

late 20th century to early 21st century

This is a metal spool of 20 gauge copper wire used by Ruth Asawa in basket weaving.

20th century

This is a box constructed with a woodworking technique that uses interlocking wooden sticks. The box has a pyramid-shaped lid (B) that fits on a rectangular base (A). The base has long vertical...

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This is a leather camera bag with plaid cloth lining and a black woven strap used by Judy Dater.

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This is a metal film tank with a plastic lid used by Judy Dater.

mid 19th century to late 19th century

Used artist's painting palette with two hinges, one hook, and two knobs on the end to hold one surface apart from the other.

mid 19th century to late 19th century

Flat Bright paint brush

mid 19th century to late 19th century

Flat Bright paint brush

mid 19th century to late 19th century

Flat Bright paint brush

mid 19th century to late 19th century

Flat Bright paint brush

mid 19th century to late 19th century

Flat Bright paint brush

mid 19th century to late 19th century

Flat Bright paint brush

View of San Francisco, 1853
1853

Purchased with funds received from the sale of 66.110.12 (Floral Still Life by H. Buchner); 66.110.13 (Still Life with Pink & Red Roses by L. Wagner) and 66.110.16 (Still Life by E. Ladell...

c.1855
n.d.

NOTES: Photos from local black family, Julia Campbell, who came to California in 1897.

1853; mid 20th century

A three page section removed from a sketchbook of Isaac Wallace Baker with a print and two photographs.

untitled (suction bulb tool used by Viola Frey)
mid 20th century to early 21st century

This is rubber suction bulb used by Viola Frey when working with clay. The tool has a rounded chamber with a small flat base and tapers to a tube at the opposite end. It is constructed with blue...

untitled (clay wire tool used by Viola Frey)
late 20th century to early 21st century

This is a clay wire tool with a wooden handle used by Viola Frey. The handle is unvarnished with a curved and a flat side.

untitled (clay scraper used by Viola Frey)
mid 20th century to early 21st century

This is a scraper tool with a looped serrated blade used by Viola Frey. The tool has a turned wooden handle with reddish brown finish; the bottom is pierced with a shape of six points radiating...

untitled (clay rotary cutting tool used by Viola Frey)
mid 20th century to early 21st century

This is a rotary cutting tool used by Viola Frey when working with clay. The tool has ten discs, which are surrounded by a curved rectangular piece of metal with slots for the blades. The turned...

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