crafts and decorative art
20th century
This is a circular Tramp Art framed mirror. The wooden frame surrounding the mirror is constructed with layers of geometric decoration that have scalloped edges. |
20th century
This is a wooden Tramp Art frame with tri-petal corners. The decorative elements of the frame have scalloped edges and four small square mirrors are built into the frame at the interior corners... |
20th century
This is a decorative object made out of Camel cigarette boxes. The shape of the object is a heart surrounding a rectangular woven mat. The heart is constructed with the brown, yellow, and cream... |
20th century
This is a rectangular folded paper frame made out of Camel cigarette boxes. The back of the frame has a built-in folded paper stand. |
circa 1930
This is a Tramp Art bottle whimsy that consists of a wooden spinning wheel painted metallic gold inside a glass bottle. |
circa 1910
This is a bronze lamp with dragon motifs mounted on a carved hardwood base. The shade is made of mica and has an applied Chinese characters on each panel. |
1900-1910
Gold plated silver coffee server with flat-top handle and quatrefoil decoration. Ivory bands appear where the handle meets the chamber of the pot. Domed lid with finial. |
c. 1900-1905
Japanese Satsuma footed low bowl of hemispherical shape; white or cream earthenware body decorated allover with polychrome enamels of chrysanthemum blossoms and leaves with fine gilt outlines... |
1969
Two seat settee with walnut frame and black leather upholstered seats (originally cowhide). |
1975
The "end stopping" is made stiff with glue. The textile is a plain weave with painted image on warps. It is glued to a canvas backing. There are plastic rings sewn to top edge. Beth... |
c. 1925-1930
Raised sterling silver globular vase; beveled lip; beveled foot; engraved with leaping gazelle and floral motif. |
1970s
Bud vase with finger-like extentions worked into two sides of vessel. Greenish brown color. |
1970s
Vase with oval forms on two sides. In the interior a thread of glass connects these ovals. Lip of vase is shaped to form two openings. Greenish brown color. |
1913
Sterling cylindrical coffee pot that narrows at top in vertical thrust; short spout that descends half length of pot; straight squared wood handle with veveled edge at right angle to pot,... |
1959
This is a hanging wire sculpture that consists of two intertwined undulating forms. |
1970s
Egg-shaped blown glass vessel with strands of glass suggesting vines or other organic forms on top. Two openings on upper side. Greenish brown in color. |
1977
Small circular - pyramidal form with short spout with ring lip. Circle handle set high up. Attached lid. Clear glass blown with multicolored cane sections to create crazy quilt pattern. |
1970
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1984 - 1986
This is a spherical undulating free-blown glass form. |
1942
Sterling silver bracelet cuff watch. The analog watch movement is made by the Elgin National Watch Company, and is set within an ebony trapezoid. |
1960
This is a pendant constructed with Sterling silver and gold wire. A fine chain is looped to the ends of a horizontal crescent-shaped bar. An open wire honeycomb form hangs below the crescent... |
1950
Forged sterling silver salad servers (spoon and fork) |
1965|2004
Hanging textile made from monofilament, hand dyed black with RIT dye, using plain weave, double, quadruple and tubular weave. |
1934-1935
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