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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Earrings Margaret De Patta 1952	Earrings Margaret De Patta 1948
earrings Margaret De Patta 1935	ring Margaret De Patta 1943
ring Margaret De Patta 1953-54	ring Margaret De Patta
ring Margaret De Patta 1953	Ring Margaret De Patta 1947
Ring Margaret De Patta 1940 white gold, black pearl under cabochon crystal	Ring Margaret De Patta 1949 Catalog #64 white gold, rutilated quartz crystal, black onyx
Ring Margaret De Patta 1953 Sterling silver outer ring with inset gold band (2 parts)	Ring Margaret De Patta 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.
Ring Margaret De Patta 1939 Sterling silver ring with three bands that are visible behind a square quartz stone.	Ring Margaret De Patta 1943 14Kt yellow gold ring set with a convex faceted smoky quartz stone.
Pin Margaret De Patta 1952 Sterling silver with oxidized black textured interior, the horizontal pin running through center design rotatable 360 degrees when clasp pin is not closed.	Ring Margaret De Patta 1941
Pin Margaret De Patta 1950	pendant Margaret De Patta 1959
untitled (clip) Margaret De Patta early 20th century to mid 20th century This is a sterling silver pin composed of geometric shapes including nested arches and horizontal lines.	untitled pin Margaret De Patta n.d. Sterling silver pin with crystal circular lens.
Untitled Margaret De Patta	untitled ring Margaret De Patta n.d. Man's ring; agate is red, black and gray.
Untitled Margaret De Patta a=left earring stamped "depatta" on back; b=right earring stamped "sterling" on back