Margaret De Patta
Studio jewelry pioneer Margaret De Patta blended Constructivist principals with Bauhaus design to create miniature sculpture that moved with its wearer. Based in the Bay Area, De Patta is credited with starting the American studio jewelry movement on the West Coast. OMCA holds the largest collection of De Patta’s work, most of which was donated by her husband Eugene Bielawski after the artist’s untimely death in 1964. The Margaret De Patta Memorial Collection includes pendants, rings, brooches, and other items of adornment designed and produced by the artist over the course of her 35-year career. In addition, OMCA also houses important archival materials that document the artist’s life as well as her business, Designs Contemporary.
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1940
white gold, black pearl under cabochon crystal |
1949
Catalog #64 white gold, rutilated quartz crystal, black onyx |
1953
Sterling silver outer ring with inset gold band (2 parts) |
1947
White gold ring set with a clear rutilated quartz stone. The trapezoidal stone has four frosted back facets and a polished center facet that shows a single diagonal black rutilation. |
1939
Sterling silver ring with three bands that are visible behind a square quartz stone. |
1943
14Kt yellow gold ring set with a convex faceted smoky quartz stone. |
1952
Sterling silver with oxidized black textured interior, the horizontal pin running through center design rotatable 360 degrees when clasp pin is not closed. |
1941
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1950
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1959
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early 20th century to mid 20th century
This is a sterling silver pin composed of geometric shapes including nested arches and horizontal lines. |
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Sterling silver pin with crystal circular lens. |
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Man's ring; agate is red, black and gray. |
a=left earring stamped "depatta" on back; b=right earring stamped "sterling" on back |
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