california design movement

1982

This is a round turned wood bowl with a short base made from Mexican cocobolo wood.

20th Century

ceramic vessel with four legs. Column capitols on top of legs. Two handles on either side of vessel (scroll motif on handles)

1981

Temps

c. 1946

Chair. Description: Wooden Chair -c. 1946, Molded plywood, Designed by Charles Eames, MFG. By Herman Miller.

From the History Information Station:

Object: Molded plywood chair...

Quiet/Calm
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...

1969

Two seat settee with walnut frame and black leather upholstered seats (originally cowhide).

Untitled
1959

This is a hanging wire sculpture that consists of two intertwined undulating forms.

Crazy Quilt Coffeepot
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.

bowl
mid 20th century|n.d.

Plique a Jour-Electroformed on copper foil, transparent pint interior, copper and iron exterior, surface reduction by Raku technique.

c.1950s

Ivory palette-like ground;playful surrealistic mondernism forms of gold hockey stick lines; round pearl;round bezel set opal

1947-1948

Silver brooch, about 1950-51 (although these dates are open to additional research), constructed as three distinct abstract "bone" forms attached to a linear silver rod, gently textured surfaces...

mid 20th century

This is a footed oval bowl with striped horizontal wood grain.

Rib Chair
1968|2003

This is a wood "rib chair" made in 1968. The cushion was re-made in 2003.

Per S.B. - Coffee table of wood (walnut?) inlaid with stoneware tiles. Table is low and has four parallel rectangular openings into each of which a set of four tiles have been placed. Each of the...

c. 1970

This blown glass sculpture is mirrored and acid-etched. It is shades of green nad reddish brown with a copper cap on one side.

2001

Arts are cut to shape, as are back and legs. Seat is scooped out. Back panel is wider at base, tapers towards top.

2004

Quartered cherry (ends) plane cherry (top). Four book-matched pieces from top, cross piece is wedged.

1964

Hinged silver bracelet with gold wash and bluish-white and orange Mexican fire opals. Contains 5 orange fire opals and 3 bluish-white. Bracelet is hinged in three places making three larger pieces...

1971

large rug with an orange and yellow "labyrnth" design.

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