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John Stuart Gordon
Description: A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery,...
A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920–1950
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John Stuart Gordon
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Page references in bold refer to illustrations. Selected exhibitions have been indexed. Provenance references are indexed to catalogue entries.
 
A
Aalto, Aino, 154
Aalto, Alvar [FIG. 25], 18, 295, 345, 346 346–47, 355, 360
Paimio chair, 362
vase, 346 347
Abel, Louise, 404
covered box [CAT. 43], 75, 75
Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, 299
Abraham and Straus, 108, 177
Abstract pattern (fabric) [CAT. 107], 168, 168
Académie Julian, Paris, 25
Academy of Applied Arts, Berlin, 29
Achron, Lea Karina, CAT. 249
Acorn pattern, 271
acrylic, 85
Adams, Hank, 368n.2
Adams, Henry, 179
Adomaitis, George F., 404
Zephyr electric clock [CAT. 219], 320, 320
AEG Turbine Factory, 176
Agnus Dei vase [CAT. 2], 21, 21
air compressor. See CAT. 227
Airflow table fan [CAT. 231], 332, 333
Airline armchair [CAT. 238], 340 340–41
Airline Chair Co.: Airline armchair [CAT. 238], 340 340–41
airplanes, 95, 96, 118. See also CATS. 43, 89, 91, 231
Akari lamps, 367
Alabax line, 192
Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, 248, 274–75, 379, 392
Alfred University, N.Y., 275, 366
Alice and the Queen of Hearts [CAT. 212], 307, 307
Allen, F. M., CAT. 72
B. Altman, New York, 108, 116, 246
aluminum, 83, 86–87, 98, 107, 227
anodized, 112 (see also CATS. 70, 180)
furniture (see CATS. 130, 180)
hammered, 110 (see also CATS. 68, 150)
industrial products (see CATS. 79, 203, 226, 234)
tableware and housewares [FIG. 19], 108, 117, 212 (see also CATS. 66, 67, 68, 114, 119, 127, 150, 203, 207)
tubular (see CATS. 70, 180)
Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co., 109
Wear-Ever kettle [CAT. 203], 109, 181, 296 296–97
Allvine, Louise and Glendon, CAT. 34
Amer-glo. See CAT. 192
America House, 397
Americana, 212–13
American Airlines, 143
Americana Print: Manhattan pattern [CAT. 92b], 151, 152
American Art Deco (Washington, D.C., 1987), 65
American Catalin Corp., 84, 93n.3, 99, 221
American Craft Council, 276n.3, 380
American Craftsmen’s Educational Council, 248, 276
American Cyanamid Corp., 97
American Decorative Arts, Northampton, Mass., CAT. 85
American Designers’ Gallery, New York, 32, 41, 107, 125, 197, 239, 246, 255
American Federation of Arts, 45, 151, 255, 260
American Glass Trade Directory, 121
American Indian series [CAT. 165], 241–42, 242
American Management Association, 180
American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age (New York, 2000), 157, 201, 202, 258, 287, 319
American Modern dinnerware [CAT. 245], 354, 354
American Modern furniture [CAT. 206], 300 301, 354
American Scene fabric [CAT. 83], 134 135
American Sources of Modern Art (New York, 1933), 218
American Thermos Bottle Co.: thermos carafe, model no. 539 [CAT. 207], 302, 302
American Union of Decorative Artists and Craftsmen (AUDAC), 174, 246–47, 255, 282
Amerith. See CAT. 192
Amerith Division of Celluloid Manufacturing Co.: Rond vanity set [CAT. 192], 285, 285
Anathan and Co., 209
Anchor Hocking Glass Co., 121
Manhattan bowl with stand [CAT. 94], 154, 154
Anchor Manufacturing Co.: refreshment set [CAT. 72], 121, 121
Anderson, Laura, 390n.1
Anderson, Leslie, 132
Anderson, Winslow, 404
vase [CAT. 258], 368, 368
Andrews, Archie Moulton, 141
anodizing, 86, 112, 265, 266
Antique Kitchen, CAT. 185
Anti-Saloon League, 115
appliances, domestic, 315, 316. See also CATS. 228, 230, 231, 234
Aralac, 85
Arch Amerith line, 285
Archipenko, Alexander, 184, 231
Architect and the Industrial Arts, The (New York, 1929), 116, 149, 189, 247, 257–58, 259, 288
Architectural League of New York, 149, 356
Arden Studios, 22
Arens, Egmont, 51, 404
Streamliner meat slicer [CAT. 234], 335–36, 336
tape dispenser [CAT. 221], 322, 322
Aristocrat stapling machine [CAT. 222], 323, 323
Arlington Co., 92
armchairs. See CATS. 10, 102, 182, 206, 238, 253, 284
Armory Show (New York, 1913), 54, 184
Armour, Arthur, 404–5
tray [CAT. 150], 227, 227
Arp, Hans [FIG. 26], 347 347–48, 354
Art Alliance, New York, 46
Art Centre, New York, 46, 255, 287, 291
Art Deco, 19n.1
Artek-Pascoe, Inc.: armchair, model no. 1105 [CAT. 253], 362, 362
Art Institute of Chicago, 21, 232, 247
Art-in-Trades Club exhibition (New York, 1926), 251–52
art moderne, 19n.1, 41, 42, 43, 158, 176, 246, 252
Art Nouveau, 38
Arts and Crafts, 14, 24, 46, 60, 110, 122, 174, 188, 195, 240, 380, 393
Art Students League, New York, 224, 374
ashtrays, 117. See also CATS. 73, 74, 119, 171, 241
asparagus platter. See CAT. 157
At Home in Manhattan: Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression (New Haven, 1983), 26, 65, 99, 101, 135, 151, 155, 216, 220, 221, 231, 258
atomic science, 381, 383
imagery related to (see CATS. 267, 268)
August, Wendell, 109
Austrian design, 14–15, 246. See also CATS. 5, 7–9, 11
automobiles, 87, 119, 213–14, 319, 330, 335
Chrysler Building design and [FIG. 13], 98, 147 147–48. See also CATS. 89, 90, 137, 229
Axelrod, John P., CATS. 34, 52, 65, 75, 83, 92, 107, 108, 128, 166, 169, 204, 212, 238
Aylsworth, J. W., 90
 
B
Babbitt (Lewis), 2, 115
Baccarat, 203
Bach, Alfons, 405
T-57-A table [CAT. 60], 102, 102
Bach, Richard F., 83, 247, 266
Bachelor Apartment, 77
Baekeland, Leo, 83, 90
Bakelite, 83–84, 88, 90, 91, 93, 99, 107, 401. See also CATS. 26, 27, 48, 71, 130, 179, 203, 210, 211, 219, 266, 270
Bakelite Corp.: “Silver Anniversary” medal [CAT. 48], 90, 90
Baker, Marlin S., 405
Parker 51 fountain pen [CAT. 236], 338, 338
Baldwin Kingery, Chicago, 392
Ball, F. Carlton, 390n.1
ball wall clock [CAT. 268], 383–84, 384
Bantam Special camera [CAT. 208], 303, 303
Barker Brothers, Los Angeles, 29–30, 126, 159, 174
Barney, Arthur Leroy, 405
Century flatware [CAT. 184], 270, 270
1940 New York World’s Fair souvenir spoon [CAT. 186], 272, 272
Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 3, 264
Bass, E. & J., Inc.: bonbon dish [CAT. 45], 77 77–78
cocktail shaker and cups [CAT. 44], 76 76–77
Bates, Kenneth F., 405
The Dahlia [CAT. 273], 389, 389
Baudrillard, Jean, 6
Bauer, J. A., Pottery Co., Ringware: 353
Bauhaus, 2, 15–16, 23, 48, 51, 102, 172, 205, 215n.1, 266, 294, 360
beaker. See CAT. 120
Beetle, 84
Behrens, Peter, 176
Bel Geddes, Norman [FIG. 22], 2, 111–12, 203, 281 282, 405
Leaping Fish lapel pin [CAT. 54], 96, 96
Manhattan cocktail ensemble [CAT. 93], 153, 153
medal for General Motors’s 25th anniversary [CAT. 90], 131, 142, 142
medal for NBC’s tenth anniversary [CAT. 80], 131, 131
Soda King syphon bottle [CAT. 237], 339, 339
Bellamy, Edward, 4
Belle line, 401
Bell Telephone Laboratories, 201, 305
Benedict Manufacturing Co.: Modernistic cake plate [CAT. 39], 71, 71 72
Modernistic foot plate [CAT. 40], 72, 72
Bénédictus, Édouard, 36
Bennett, William Ernest: bowl from movie Hand Wrought Silver [CAT. 275], 391, 391
Bennison, Faye, 310
Bennison, Jane Foster, 405
Our America tableware [CAT. 215], 309–10, 310
Salamina plate [CAT. 164], 240–41, 241
Bentlock easy chair, 340
bent wood furniture, 87, 347. See CATS. 202, 216, 253, 271, 277
Berberian, Rosalie M., CAT. 284
Bergh, Elis, 326
Berkowitz, Rhoda L., CATS. 51, 84, 242, 266
Berley, Ryan, CAT. 67
Berliss, Marie Karpen and Arthur D., Sr., CATS. 12, 19, 119
Berman, Sandi, CAT. 53
Bertoia, Harry, 387n.3, 392
Better Homes Institute, 247
Bianchini-Ferier, 32n.4
Biedermeier, 211
Bielawski, Eugene, CAT. 121
Big Ben alarm clock [CAT. 213], 308, 308 328
Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Co.: rug, La Salle Wilton pattern [CAT. 14], 35, 35
rug [CAT. 41], 73, 73
Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, 30
Bingham, Hiram, 213
Bircher, Cecil J., residence, Los Angeles, 49
Birge, M. H., & Sons Co.: wallpaper patterns, including Mountville [CAT. 47], 80, 81
Bissinger, John, residence, San Francisco, 164n.4
Bittker, Anne and Boris I., CAT. 278
Black, Starr & Frost-Gorham, 272
Black Mountain College, N.C., 275, 360
Blake, Diana Diederich, CAT. 153
Blanchard, George, 195
Blanchard, Porter, 68, 405
coffee set [CAT. 112], 174, 174
Commonwealth flatware [CAT. 163], 195, 240, 240
flower bowl [CAT. 113], 174 174–75
pair of candelabra [CAT. 11], 30, 31
Simplicity flatware [CAT. 128], 195, 195
Blefeld & Goodfriend, 93
Bleininger, Albert V., 353
Blenko, William H., 368
Blenko, William J., 368
Blenko Glass Co.: vase [CAT. 258], 368, 368
Blod, Francis E., 405
Stratoware tableware [CAT. 240], 342–43, 343
Blonde Venus, 133
Bloomingdale’s, New York, 360
blotter. See CAT. 111
Blow, George W., 265
Boeing, William, 327
Boettcher, Graham C., CAT. 48
Boivin, 39
Bölgeblick pattern, 154
bonbon dish. See CAT. 45
Bonney, Louise, 255n.2
Bonniers, New York, 367
bookcase. See CAT. 111
bookends. See CATS. 105, 117, 154
Boonton Molding Co.: divided vegetable dish [CAT. 285], 401, 401
Booz, Charles, 80
Bormann, Heinrich-Siegfried, 48
Bortic Studios, 323
Boston Art School, 230
Bottome, Edgar Mott, 405
Spool vase [CAT. 225], 326, 326
Bow, Clara, 117
bowls, 205
centerpiece (see CAT. 195)
flower (see CAT. 113). See also CATS. 20, 21, 67, 68, 106, 123, 132, 137, 140, 149, 223, 248, 273, 275, 276, 280, 286
boxes. See CATS. 5, 43, 56, 115, 256. See also cigarette boxes bracelets, 39, 265. See also CATS. 51, 249, 263
Brancusi, Constantine, 184
Brandt, Edgar [FIG. 2], 16 17, 36, 230, 293
Brandt, Marianne, 51, 205–6, 294
Branford Printing Co., CAT. 221
Braque, Georges [FIG. 4], 53, 54, 54 62, 63
Bras, Rene, 391
brass [FIG. 23], 107, 260, 283. See also CATS. 24, 58, 105, 136, 219, 246
Braznell, W. Scott, CATS. 33, 67, 94, 188, 203, 221, 241, 248, 285
Breakfast pattern (also called Petit Déjeuner and Matisse) [CAT. 75], 124 125
Breck, Dorothy Reynolds, CAT. 18
Breuer, Marcel, 16, 86, 102, 345
Brickley, Samuel, 109
bridge parties, 117, 309
bridge table. See CAT. 33
British Museum, London, 236
Brixey, Richard DeWolfe, CAT. 159
Bronsther, Henry, 121
Bronsther, Miller, 121
bronze, 20, 85, 230. See also CATS. 7, 80, 158, 267
brooches. See CATS. 13, 84, 118, 242, 243, 266, 282
Brookhart, Theodore C., 405–6
Streamliner meat slicer [CAT. 234], 335–36, 336
Brooklyn Museum, 241, 247, 255
Contemporary Industrial and Handwrought Silver (1937), 26, 225, 248, 298, 304
Designer-Craftsmen U.S.A., 1953 (1953), 396, 397
Broomhall, Vincent, 406
Streamline tea set with Tricorne pattern plate [CAT. 239], 341–42, 342
Brown, Allan, 90
Brown, Kirk, 90
Brownell, Baker, 346
Brownell-Lambertson Galleries, New York, 350
Brown-Williamson Tobacco Corp. [FIG. 8], 84
Bruce-Hunt Inc.: coffee set [CAT. 76], 126, 126
Brunschwig, Zelina, 359
Brunschwig & Fils: Rhythm pattern [CAT. 250], 359, 359
Bubble cigar lamp [CAT. 257], 367, 367
Buffalo China Co.: Lamelle tea or chocolate set [CAT. 143], 219, 219
service plate for 20th Century Limited [CAT. 88], 138, 139, 140
buffet suppers/parties, 108, 117, 127, 309, 342. See also CATS. 77, 239
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists [CAT. 268a], 383–84, 384
Bulpitt and Sons, 126
Burchfield, Charles, 80
Burrage, Alfred Edward, 335
Burrage & Boyd, 335
Bush-Brown, Lydia, 149–50
Butschler Brothers Co.: Smartline kitchen table [CAT. 69], 110–12, 111
 
C
Cabella, Steve, CAT. 121
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The, 56
cadmium plate. See CAT. 116
Cafritz, Gwendolyn and Morris, CAT. 182
cake plate. See CAT. 39
Calder, Alexander, 95, 348, 379, 385, 393, 406
initial pin [CAT. 243], 352, 352
J. E. Caldwell & Co.: Modernist compotes [CAT. 104], 165, 165
California Art Club, 159, 174
California Society of Arts and Crafts, 174, 195, 240
Calm-Wierink, Charlotte [FIG. 1], 15, 15
Calthrop, Samuel R., 314
Cambridge Glass Co., 78
Pristine Table Architecture candlesticks and bowls [CAT. 106], 166–67, 167
camera. See CAT. 208
canapé plate, 117. See also CAT. 77
Candas, Gaston, 34
candelabra. See CATS. 9, 11, 136, 137, 197, 262
candleholders. See CAT. 7
candlepiece. See CAT. 24
Candlesphere [CAT. 136], 203, 203
candlesticks. See CATS. 24, 106
Canyons of Steel pattern (also called Manhattan) [CAT. 92], 151, 152
Carder, Frederick, 21, 79, 224, 226, 289, 326, 406
centerpiece [CAT. 135], 202 202–3
champagne coolers [CAT. 159], 236, 236
flatware [CAT. 63], 105, 105
Saint Tropez compote [CAT. 151], 228, 228
teapot [CAT. 62], 104 104–5
vases [CAT. 23], 44 45
Carnegie Institution, 243
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pa., 112
Carneval wall hanging [CAT. 12], 32, 33
Carr, J. Gordon, 271
Carrère, John, 146
Carroll, Lewis, 307
Carson, Johnny, 132n.3
Carter, Howard, 223
Cartier [FIG. 17], 39, 209, 210 272
Catalin, 42, 84, 91, 93, 98, 99, 266. See also CATS. 49, 100, 144, 222, 242
Cayley, Sir George, 313
celery plate. See CAT. 245
celluloid, 83, 84, 88, 92, 136, 285. See also CATS. 35, 50
Celluloid Manufacturing Co.: Amerith Division of: Rond vanity set [CAT. 192], 285, 285
Celon, 85
centerpieces. See CATS. 106, 132, 135, 195
Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago, 1933–34), 191, 248–49, 250n.19, 261, 262, 263, 264, 271, 289, 320
Century pattern [CAT. 184], 270, 270
ceramics, 14–15, 247, 316, 379
stoneware (see CATS. 88, 108). See also earthenware; porcelain
Cézanne, Paul, 25, 53
chairs: armchairs (see CATS. 10, 102, 182, 206, 238, 253, 284)
club, 319
dining (see CATS. 271, 277)
lounge (see CATS. 218, 235)
side (see CATS. 22, 28, 70, 111, 158, 162, 202, 252, 279)
Chambellan, René Paul, 211
medal for General Motors’ 25th anniversary [CAT. 90], 142, 142
wine cooler [CAT. 155], 232, 232
champagne coolers. See CAT. 159
Chaplin, Charlie, 180
Chareau, Pierre, 13, 17, 41
Charter Co. (division of International Silver Co.): centerpiece bowl [CAT. 195], 259, 287–88, 288
Chase, Rodney, 46, 221, 232, 260, 291, 308
Chase Brass & Copper Co., Inc., 126, 290
canapé plate [CAT. 77], 127, 127
Candlepiece, Dee Handle candlestick, and cigarette box [CAT. 24], 46, 47
cocktail set [CAT. 71], 120, 120
Coronet coffee urn [CAT. 214], 308–9, 309
Crescent candlesticks [CAT. 198], 291, 291
Diplomat coffee service [CAT. 144], 220 220–21, 308
Gothic bookends [CAT. 105], 166, 166
vase [CAT. 174], 260, 260
watering can [FIG. 23], 283, 283
wine cooler [CAT. 155], 232, 232
Chatham pattern [CAT. 205], 299, 299
Chazen, Lois, CAT. 249
Chemex Corp.: coffeemaker [CAT. 188], 274, 274
Cheney, Sheldon and Martha, 48, 175, 192
Cheney Brothers Silk Co., 423
length of fabric [CAT. 200], 293, 293
two lengths of fabric [CAT. 142], 218 218–19
chests of drawers. See CATS. 168, 278
see also CAT. 283
Chicago: Columbian Exposition (1893), 16, 213
skyscraper architecture in [FIGS. 11–13], 146, 146, 147
world’s fair in (1933–34) (see Century of Progress International Exposition)
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad, 98
Chicago Merchandise Mart, 379
Chicago Molded Products Corp.: candelabra with Waxel candles [CAT. 197], 290, 290
Chicago Molded Products Corp.: handbag watch [CAT. 179], 264, 264–65
Chicago School of Design, 188
Chicago Tribune Tower competition (1922), 18, 147, 259
Chinese themes, 231. See also CAT. 140
Chippendale, 239
chocolate set. See CAT. 143
Christie’s, New York, CATS. 8, 111, 139, 156
chromium plate, 83, 85–86, 98, 101, 117, 238, 269
clocks (see CATS. 57, 61, 124, 176, 178)
furniture (see CATS. 60, 65, 69, 175, 235, 277, 278)
industrial designs (see CATS. 79, 81, 89, 101, 124, 178, 208, 221, 228, 230, 231)
lamps (see CATS. 25, 26, 59, 187)
tableware [FIG. 8], 84 (see also CATS. 71, 72, 76, 77, 86, 93, 94, 144, 155, 214, 237). See also CATS. 134, 136, 154, 197
Chrysler, Walter, 147
Chrysler Building, New York [FIG. 13], 98, 147, 147–48, 158, 258
Chrysler Corp., 387
cigarette boxes [FIG. 8], 84, 84, 117, 232. See also CATS. 24, 74, 115, 171
cigarette casket. See CAT. 171
Ciner, Charles R., CAT. 66
Ciner, Ruth Berliss, CATS. 66, 119
Clark, Garth, Gallery, New York, CAT. 6
classical world. See also neoclassicism
Classique Moderne line [CAT. 137], 204, 204
Clauson, Rosalie, CAT. 260
Cleveland Institute of Art (formerly Cleveland School of Art), 307, 330, 389
Cleveland Museum of Art, 247, 248, 389
Cliff, Clarice, 18, 206
clocks. See also CATS. 37, 57, 61, 124, 176, 178, 179, 213, 219, 268
Club Aluminum Products, 378
Cocktail cups and tray, 120
cocktail glasses. See CATS. 17, 131, 146
cocktail parties, 108, 116, 117
cocktail sets or services, 116, 150, 234, 238. See also CATS. 44, 71, 72, 93, 172, 194
cocktail shakers, 116, 117, 174. See also CATS. 100, 122
cocktail tables. See CATS. 156, 259
coffeemaker. See CAT. 188
coffeepots. See CATS. 99, 110, 244
coffee sets or services, 117, 149. See also CATS. 27, 76, 112, 129, 144, 160, 181, 193, 261
coffee urn. See CAT. 214
Coffin, William Sloane, Sr., 251
Coggeshall, Calvert, 406
tea table [CAT. 189], 274–75, 275
Cohn, Emanuel, 398
collage, 53, 57, 64
Colonial Revival, 211–13, 214, 301. See also CATS. 160, 161, 162, 163
Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), 16, 213
Columbia University, 85
Commonwealth pattern [CAT. 163], 195, 240, 240
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 138
Company of Master Craftsmen: side table [CAT. 167], 251, 251–52
compotes. See CATS. 4, 104, 151
Conant Ball Furniture Co.: armchair, American Modern line [CAT. 206], 300, 301, 354
Condensite Co., 90
Consolidated Juvenile Line, 399
Consolidated Lamp and Glass Co.: Ruba Rombic glassware [CAT. 30], 61, 61, 62
Constructivism, 75, 172 Contempo (J. Vassos and R. Vassos), 118, 148
Contempora, 32
Contemporary American Industrial Art (New York, 1934), 219, 265–67, 268, 269, 280, 309
Contemporary Glass and Rugs (1929), 45
Contemporary Group (Heywood-Wakefield), 295
Contemporary Group (International Silver), 234, 237
Contemporary Group (Reed & Barton), 373
Contemporary House, Preston Center, Dallas, CAT. 286
Contemporary Industrial and Handwrought Silver (Brooklyn, 1937), 26, 225, 248, 298, 304
Contempora Series (Laverne Originals), 385
Contour pattern (Towle) [CATS. 260, 261], 366, 370, 370–71, 371
Contours pattern (Schumacher) [CAT. 264], 374, 374
Cook, Howard [FIG. 11], 146
cookware, 378. See also CATS. 203, 233, 270
Cooney, Rita and Michael P., CAT. 270
Cooper, Dan, 374, 406
Pamela pattern [CAT. 247], 356, 356
Polygons pattern [CAT. 254], 363, 363
Upside-Down Room [FIG. 247a], 356, 356
copper [FIG. 23], 85, 86, 98, 260, 283, 283, 374. See also CATS. 24, 32, 58, 77, 82, 105, 121, 174, 198, 263, 270, 273
Corbin, Harrison, 237
cork, 83, 87, 108, 369. See also CATS. 218, 259
Cornell, Elwood N., 406
sugar bowl and creamer [CAT. 42], 74, 74
Corning Glass Works, 21, 87, 104–5, 202–3, 377–78
coffeemaker [CAT. 188], 274, 274
teapot [CAT. 62], 104, 104–5. See also Steuben Glass
Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 106
Coro, Inc. (also known as Cohen and Rosenberger), brooch [CAT. 13], 34, 34
Rockfish brooch [CAT. 282], 398, 398
Coromandel screens, 20
Coronet coffee urn [CAT. 214], 308–9, 309
cotton, 85. See also CATS. 12, 52, 65, 83, 169, 206, 218, 247, 250, 254, 264, 272, 281
Coughlin, John, 117 Courtney pattern [CAT. 17], 38, 38
coverlet. See CAT. 34
Cowan Pottery Studio: bookends [CAT. 117], 184, 184
Coward, Noël, 262
Crain, Damon, CAT. 258
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 101, 169, 259
Crane, Ross, 247
Craver, Margret, 187, 406
bowl from movie Hand Wrought Silver [CAT. 275], 391, 391
Crawford, Joan, 117
crazy quilts, 64, 65
creamers. See CATS. 42, 138
Créange, Henri, 293
Crescent candelabrum (Revere), 290
Crescent candlesticks (Chase) [CAT. 198], 291, 291
Crocker, Templeton, 68
Crumrine, Chester W., 406–7
Bantam Special camera [CAT. 208], 303, 303
Crystal Cutlery Work, 105
Cubic coffee service [FIG. 7], 57, 57, 68, 74, 287
Cubism, 32, 53–58, 63, 214. See also CATS. 28–47, 169
cuffs. See CAT. 249
Cukor, George, 231
 
D
Dada, 53, 54, 347
Dahlia, The (Bates) [CAT. 273], 389, 389
Dali, Salvador, 347–48
Dana, John Cotton, 15, 247
Danise, Maggie, Antiques, CAT. 73
Danish design, 17. See also CATS. 3, 4
Danish Silversmiths, 23
Daum, 229
Davis, Stuart, 175
DC C: salt and pepper shakers [CAT. 177], 263, 263
DCM (dining chair metal) [CAT. 277], 392–94, 393
DC-3 planes, 143
DeBeers, 272
de Bles, Arthur, 212
Debonair group, 369
De Chirico, Giorgio, 350
Decorative Arts and Ceramics Exhibition (Wichita, 1949), 275
Decorative Metalwork and Cotton Textiles (American Federation of Arts, 1930–31), 258, 260
Decorator’s Club, New York, 22
Dee Handle candlestick [CAT. 24], 46, 47
de Francisci, Anthony, 407
Society of Medalists 12th issue [CAT. 224], 325, 325
Delaunay, Sonia, 32, 56
Demetrios, Virginia Lee Burton, 407
Finnish Hop pattern [CAT. 281], 396–97, 397
Dennis, Helen Bishop, 291
De Patta, Margaret Strong, 407
place setting [CAT. 121], 188, 188
Depression, Great, 3, 6, 21, 23, 34, 45, 58, 108, 117, 118, 126, 136, 151n.7, 182, 218, 247–48, 249–50, 269, 279, 281, 282, 283, 290, 291, 314, 353, 363, 398
Depression glass, 154
Desert Rose plates (Lukens) [CAT. 274], 389–90, 390
Designer and Industry, The (New York, 1932), 255
Designer and the Museum, The (New York, 1917), 247
Designer-Craftsmen U.S.A., 1953 (American Craftsmen’s Educational Council, 1953), 248, 275–77, 396, 397
Design for Living (Coward), 262
desk accessory. See CAT. 134
Deskey, Donald, 32, 100, 125, 196–97, 201, 223, 255n.1, 268, 407
ashtray [CAT. 119], 182, 186, 186, 187
cigarette box [CAT. 171a], 256, 256
cigarette casket [CAT. 171], 256, 256
desk [CAT. 19], 40, 40–41
side chair [CAT. 22], 42–43, 43
table [CAT. 65], 107, 107
Deskey-Vollmer, Inc., 256
ashtray [CAT. 119], 186, 186, 187
desk [CAT. 19], 40, 40–41
table [CAT. 65], 107, 107
desks. See CATS. 19, 96, 111
Des Moines Association of Fine Arts, 41
De Stijl, 53, 54, 80
Detroit Institute of Arts, 248, 269, 379, 392
Deutscher Werkbund, 15, 16, 46, 176, 247
Deutsche Werkstätten, 30
de Vaulchier & Blow: handbag watch [CAT. 179], 264, 264–65
DeVilbiss Co.: air compressor [CAT. 227], 328, 328
Dewey, John, 5, 181–82
Diament dinette set [CAT. 109], 170, 170–71, 294
Diarama pattern, 403
Diederich, William Hunt, 407
fire screen [CAT. 153], 230, 230
Dierra, Louis [FIG. 9], 87
Dietrich, Marlene, 133
dinette sets. See CATS. 109, 201
dining chairs. See CATS. 271, 277
dining table. See CAT. 16
dinnerware: open stock designs, 342, 354. See CATS. 215, 239, 240, 245
Diplomat coffee service [CAT. 144], 220, 220–21, 308–9
Disney, Walt, Studios, CAT. 238
Dr. Mabuse der Spieler, 56
Dohner, Donald, 282
Dole Valve Co.: candelabra [CAT. 197], 290, 290
Dom-Ino system, 177
Donzella, Paul, CAT. 182
D’Or, Rose, CAT. 203
Dougherty, George, 407
Courtney stemware [CAT. 17], 38, 38
Douglas Aircraft Co., 143
Downtown Gallery, New York, 41, 42, 194, 217
Drabkin, Andrew, CAT. 165
Dreves, John, 407
olive dish [CAT. 223], 324, 324
Dreyfuss, Henry, 282, 334, 407–8
Big Ben alarm clock [CAT. 213], 308, 308
flatware for 20th Century Limited [CAT. 87], 139, 140
herb chopper [CAT. 133], 200, 200
service plate for 20th Century Limited [CAT. 88], 139, 140
telephone [CAT. 210], 305, 305
thermos carafe [CAT. 207], 302, 302
Drum pattern, 228
Dryden, Helen, 408
Candlesphere [CAT. 136], 203, 203
Masque bedside lamp, 203
Du-All combination salt and pepper shaker [CAT. 199], 292, 292
Duchamp, Marcel [FIG. 5], 54, 55
Duettes, 34
Duffy, Maxine and William, CAT. 140
Dufy, Raoul, 21, 25, 32, 151, 293
Dulany, Helen A. Hughes, 408
box [CAT. 56], 98, 98
Dummer, Jeremiah, 28
du Mont, Pierre, 42
Dunand, Jean, 21, 68
Duncan & Miller Glass Co., 150
Dupas, Jean, 138
DuPont (in full E. I. du Pont et Nemours and Co.), 32n.5, 85, 93n.3, 95, 96, 295
vanity set [CAT. 50], 92, 92
DuPont Rayon, 94
Duraleather. See CAT. 246
Durez, 84, 91
Durgin, William B., Co.: covered bowl with spoon [CAT. 20], 41, 41
Dynamique furniture, 157
 
E
eagle motifs. See CAT. 266
Eames, Charles, 360, 379–80, 408
DCM (dining chair metal) [CAT. 277], 392–93, 393
DCW (dining chair wood) [CAT. 271], 387, 387
leg splint [CAT. 216], 311, 311, 387
Eames, Ray, 379–80, 408
DCM (dining chair metal) [CAT. 277], 392–93, 393
DCW (dining chair wood) [CAT. 271], 387, 387
leg splint [CAT. 216], 311, 311, 387
Earhart, Amelia, 182
earthenware [FIG. 1], 15. See also CATS. 5, 6, 8, 29, 30, 43, 99, 110, 117, 132, 141, 143, 164, 171, 215, 229, 232, 239, 240, 244, 286
Eastern Arts Association, 80
Eastman, Ivan LeClare, 408
air compressor [CAT. 227], 328, 328
Eastman Kodak Co.: Bantam Special camera [CAT. 208], 303, 303
Ebeling & Reuss, Inc.: Metropolis coffeepot [CAT. 110], 171, 171–72
Eckhardt, Edris, 106n.1, 408
Alice and the Queen of Hearts [CAT. 212], 307, 307
École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 210
Economy Glass Co. See Morgantown Glass
Egypt, ancient, 209, 242n.1. See also CATS. 141, 147
Eichner, Laurits Christian, 408
candleholders [CAT. 7], 26, 26
Eighteenth Amendment. See Prohibition
electricity, 1–2, 66, 117–18, 160
Electric pattern (also called Precision) [CAT. 34], 65–66, 66
Electrolux Corp., 249
vacuum cleaner [CAT. 230], 331, 331
electroplating, 85, 101. See also CATS. 27, 262
Elgin National Watch Co., 69
Elizabeth Arden, 265
“Elmer Americanus,” 7
Embassy pattern [CAT. 146], 223, 223
Empire (style), 211. See also CAT. 152
Empire State Building (New York), 147, 148, 150, 153
enamels, 86, 366. See also CATS. 64, 71, 81, 179, 210, 256, 273
English design, 18
ergonomics, 207, 341, 370, 371
Ericsson, L. M., 305
Erlenmeyer, Emil, 274
Ernst, Max, 347–48
Essex Museum, Salem, Mass., 240
Eureka Art Glass Co., 368n.1
Eva chair, 362
Evans, Edward, 275
Evans Products Co., 275, 423. See also Molded Plywood Division
ewer. See CAT. 141
Exhibition for Modern Living, An (Detroit, 1949), 248, 379, 392
Exhibition of Contemporary Textiles (New York, 1930), 151, 168
Exhibition of 20th Century Taste, An (New York, 1928), 246
Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (Paris, 1925), 2, 13–14, 19n.1, 22, 24, 26, 29–30, 36, 37, 38, 41, 43, 60, 62, 69, 70, 155, 158, 184, 212, 221, 245, 256, 270, 304
Exposition of Art in Trade (New York, 1927), 246, 280
Exposition of Modern French Decorative Art (New York, 1928), 41, 221, 246, 253
 
F
Faber, Merle F., Products: coffee set [CAT. 129], 196, 196
fabric lengths: coordinated wallpapers and, 359, 363, 385. See CATS. 52, 83, 92, 107, 142, 165, 166, 200, 247, 250, 254, 264, 269, 272, 281, 287
Fabrikoid. See CAT. 202
Fagus-Werk building, 176
Faja (Saddlebag) pattern [CAT. 52], 94, 94
fan. See CAT. 231
Fantastic Art, Dada, and Surrealism (New York, 1936), 347–48
Fayence line, 160
Federal Art Project (FAP), 307
Feeling, Thought, and Spirit (Lukens) [CAT. 274a], 390
Fels, Jerry, 408–9
bracelet [CAT. 263], 373, 373–74
Fenton Glass, 78
Ferar, Montgomery, 328, 409
Ferher: Zephyr electric clock [CAT. 219], 320, 320
Ferriss, Hugh, 151, 292
fiberglass, 380. See also CAT. 284
Fiberloid, 93n.3
Fiesta pattern [CAT. 244], 353, 353
Fifth Avenue Association, New York, 146
Fifty/50, New York, CATS. 108, 126, 145, 238, 255
Figures with Still Life wall hanging [CAT. 169], 254, 254–55
Fine Art Society, London, 21, 191
Finnish Hop pattern [CAT. 281], 396–97, 397
Finnish pavilion (New York World’s Fair, 1939), 347, 362
fire screens [FIG. 2], 16, 17. See also CAT. 153
Fischer, Bernard W., 201, 409
lamp [CAT. 32], 63, 63
mirror [CAT. 58], 100, 100
Voodoo [CAT. 82], 133, 133
Fischer, Donna, CAT. 151
Fishel, Carl, 136
Fisker, Kay, 174
Flagship pattern [CAT. 91], 143, 143
flappers, 116–17, 314
Flat Model pattern, 193
flatware. See CATS. 63, 87, 91, 121, 126, 128, 163, 173, 184, 204, 260
Flauder, John Alfred, 70
Fleetwood Furniture Co.: toy chest [CAT. 283], 399, 399
Fleming, Baron Erik, 187
flower bowl. See CAT. 113
flower pot. See CAT. 97
folding screen. See CAT. 1
folk crafts and themes [FIG. 20], 209–10, 213, 213, 214, 217, 255. See also CATS. 52, 142, 143, 164, 166, 200
Folly Cove Designers, 396
Footprints, Ltd.: Welwyn Garden City pattern [CAT. 92a], 151, 152
Ford, Bacon, and Davis, 239
Ford, Edsel, 263
Ford Motor Co., 87
exhibition building of (Chicago, 1933–34) [CAT. 177a], 263, 263
salt and pepper shakers [CAT. 177], 263, 263
Formica, 87, 401. See also CATS. 96, 145
Formica Insulation Co.: table [CAT. 145], 221, 222
Fortune [FIG. 22], 281, 282
Foster, Mrs. Daniel, CAT. 69
Fostoria Glass Co., 78, 228
black vase [CAT. 103], 164, 164
Drum pattern, 228
Geometric line, 61
Lotus vase [CAT. 147], 224, 224
Spool vase [CAT. 225], 326, 326
Foucault, Michel, 6
Fouilhoux, J. André, 272
fountain pen. See CAT. 236
Francis, Alan, 147
Franconia pattern [CAT. 15], 36, 36
Frank, Jean-Michel, 68, 253
Franke, Gene: Faja (Saddlebag) pattern [CAT. 52], 94, 94
Frankl, Paul T., 3, 5, 14, 18, 87–88, 149, 246, 249, 255n.1, 318, 381, 409
cocktail table [CAT. 259], 348, 369, 369
desk and bookcase with side chair and blotter [CAT. 111], 172–73, 173
Propeller Chair, 369
Rond vanity set [CAT. 192], 285, 285
side table [CAT. 139], 173, 206, 207
Skyscraper desk [CAT. 96], 156, 157, 157, 173
Speed lounge chair [CAT. 218], 319, 319
three-tiered table [CAT. 116], 177, 177
Freedman, Iudith Silverman, CAT. 71
Freedman, Paula B., CAT. 71
Freeman, H. Lawrence, 133
Freiler, Kurt, 408–9
bracelet [CAT. 263], 373, 373–74
French design, 16–17, 246. See also CATS. 12–22, 167–69, 172
Friedman, Ruth and Joseph, CAT. 10
Friedman Silver Co.: Today vase [CAT. 98], 159, 159
Fuerst, Edwin W., 223, 409
Embassy stemware [CAT. 146], 223, 223
Knickerbocker tableware [CAT. 131], 198, 198
Fuller, Buckminster, 384n.1
Fulper, Abraham, 60
Fulper Pottery Co., 423
cigarette casket [CAT. 171], 256, 256
coffeepot and sugar bowl [CAT. 99], 160, 160
covered box [CAT. 5], 24, 24
Fayence line, 160
Square Modern tea set [CAT. 29], 60, 60, 62
Vasekraft line, 24, 60
furniture, 379
architecturally inspired, 149 (see also CAT. 255)
bent wood, 87, 347 (see CATS. 202, 216, 253, 271, 277)
bookcase (see CAT. 111)
chests of drawers (see CATS. 168, 278)
desks (see CATS. 19, 96, 111)
dining (see also CATS. 16, 102)
living room case (see CAT. 251)
toy chest (see CAT. 283)
vanity and ottoman (see CAT. 175). See also chairs; tables
Futurism, 53, 54, 63, 179, 214
 
G
Gage, Mary, 409
cuffs [CAT. 249], 358, 358
Gaiety cocktail shaker, 120
Gallion, Denis, CATS. 14, 41
Gansevoort Gallery, New York, CATS. 53, 265
Garrett, Randall, CATS. 223, 234, 271, 277
Gates, John Monteith, 21, 122, 123, 289
Gebelein, George C.: canapé plate [CAT. 77], 127, 127
Gehry, Frank, 390n.1
Gem Clay Forming Co.: teapot and cups [CAT. 229], 330, 330
General Bakelite Co., 90
General Electric, 334
Plastics Department [FIG. 8], 84, 84
General Motors, medal commemorating 25th anniversary of [CAT. 90], 131, 142, 142
General Time (Instruments) Corp. See Westclox Division; Western Clock Co.
Geometric pattern, 61
Georgian style. See CATS. 158, 160
German design, 15–16. See also CATS. 10, 24–27
German Expressionism, 25, 56
Gerth, Ruth and William [FIG. 23], 46, 283, 283
Geuther, Johan Georg Anton, 85
Gibbons, Cedric, 56, 150
Gibbs, Tom, Studio, Coplay, Pa., CAT. 280
GI Bill of Rights, 378, 380
Giedion, Sigfried, 54, 346, 347
giftware, 282–83. See also CATS. 24, 67, 86, 93, 114, 136, 157, 160, 197–99, 205, 229, 241
Gilbert, A. C., Co.: Airflow table fan [CAT. 231], 332, 333
Gilbert, Cass, 146, 147
Gimble’s, Philadelphia, 360
Ginsburg, Cora, LLC, CATS. 165, 281, 287
Girard, Alexander, 392
Glades pattern, 121
glass, 83, 87, 116, 248, 316
bowls (see CATS. 106, 123, 149, 196)
clocks (see CATS. 61, 124, 178)
color in, 202–3, 368
continuous-flow method and, 324
Corning’s scientific research on, 202–3
furniture [FIG. 9], 87, 87 (see also CATS. 116, 156, 180, 246)
-handled flatware (see CAT. 63)
Pyrex, 87, 104–5, 191 (see also CAT. 62)
sandblasting technique and, 357
smoking paraphernalia (see CAT. 74)
studio movement in, 106, 368, 389
tableware and decorative pieces (see CATS. 17, 30, 46, 64, 72, 94, 106, 131, 135, 146, 151, 152, 159, 223, 248, 274)
vases (see CATS. 2, 23, 103, 147, 225, 258)
Vitrolite, 121 (see also CAT. 65)
Glass, 1500 B.C.-A.D. 1935 (New York, 1936), 248
Glass, Henry P., 409
toy chest [CAT. 283], 399, 399
Glassic line [CAT. 156], 233, 233
Glass 1959 (New York), 106
goblet. See CAT. 152
gold, 20, 105, 209, 210. See CATS. 18, 236
Golden Gate International Exposition (San Francisco, 1939), 26, 164, 188, 248, 249, 250n.19, 271
Good Design exhibitions (New York), 248, 274, 379
Good Design Is Your Business (Buffalo, 1947), 248, 274–75, 379, 392
Gordon, Helen D., CAT. 179
Gordon, John Stuart, CAT. 185
Gorham Manufacturing Co., 18, 22, 57, 249, 279–80, 286, 423
Bakelite Corp. “Silver Anniversary” medal [CAT. 48], 90, 90
covered bowl with spoon [CAT. 20], 41, 41
Cubic coffee service [FIG. 7], 57, 57, 68, 74, 287
Franconia plate [CAT. 15], 36, 36
Modern American cocktail shaker and cups [CAT. 194], 286–87, 287
Gorky, Arshile, 352
Gothic imagery, 147. See also CAT. 105
Gothic pattern [CAT. 105], 166, 166
Graff, Charles D., 258, 409
cocktail service [CAT. 172], 257, 257–58
Graff, Washbourne and Dunn: cocktail service [CAT. 172], 257, 257–58
Grand Rapids Chair Co.: armchair, The Kem Weber Group [CAT. 102], 163, 163–64
armchair [CAT. 10], 29, 29–30
Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Ill., 391
Greece, ancient [CAT. 159a], 210–11, 236, 236. See also neoclassicism
Greenland theme. See CAT. 164
Gref, William H., 409
Aristocrat stapling machine [CAT. 222], 323, 323
Gregg, Doris: Welwyn Garden City pattern [CAT. 92a], 151, 152
Griswold, J. F. [FIG. 6], 54, 55
Griswold, Mary Morgan Brooks, and Alfred Whitney, CAT. 15
Gropius, Walter, 15, 16, 147, 148, 176
Grosfeld House: coffee table [CAT. 156], 233, 233
Grotell, Maija, 409–10
vase [CAT. 108], 169, 169
Groult, André, 35
Guardian Ear [CAT. 211], 306, 306–7
Guatemalan Exhibition of Textiles and Costumes (New York, 1935), 94, 243
Guatemalan themes [FIG. 20], 213, 213. See also CATS. 52, 166
Guide to Easier Living (M. Wright and R. Wright), 301
Guild, Lurelle [FIG. 19], 112, 212, 212–13, 227, 282, 291, 410
canapé plate [CAT. 77], 127, 127
Chatham pitcher [CAT. 205], 299, 299
His Royal Highness coffee service [CAT. 160], 237, 237
Regency asparagus platter [CAT. 157], 234, 234
Stratford bowl [CAT. 67], 109, 109
vacuum cleaner [CAT. 230], 331, 331
Wear-Ever kettle [CAT. 203], 109, 181, 296, 296–97
wine cooler [CAT. 155], 232, 232
Guinan, “Texas,” 115
Gump, S. & G., Co., 276, 357
Shadowardt plate [CAT. 36], 68, 68
Gunther Furs, 350
 
H
Hagueneau glass service, 38
Hald, Edward: Vindrosen (Wind Rose) plate [CAT. 149a], 226, 226
Haley, Reuben, 24, 410
Rombic vase [CAT. 31], 62, 62
Ruba Rombic glassware [CAT. 30], 57, 60, 61, 61, 62
Square Modern tea set [CAT. 29], 60, 60, 62
Hall, Ralph Cole, 235
Halpert, Edith, 42, 194, 217
Hamill, Virginia, 410
Diament dinette set [CAT. 109], 170, 170–71, 294
dinette set [CAT. 201], 294, 294
handbag watch. See CAT. 179
hand imagery, 351. See also CATS. 241, 242
Handy & Harman, 187, 276, 391
Happy Leaves pattern [CAT. 272], 388, 388
harewood, English. See CAT. 191
Harper, Irving, 384n.1
Harrison, Wallace, 272
Harry, Frances Kruelski, CAT. 53
Harvard University, 16
Haskell, Douglas, 171, 294
Haskell, Miriam, 93
Hawkes, Thomas G., 105
Hayes and McFarland, 423
bowl [CAT. 21], 42, 42
Hearthstone Furniture Co., 157
Heaton, Maurice, 410
plate [CAT. 64], 106, 106
Hecht, Ben: dish with portrait of [CAT. 6], 25, 25
Hedu, Jon, 410
Lifetime Ware pitcher [CAT. 55], 97, 97
Heiberg, Jean, 305
Heinke, A. J., 241
Heisey Glass Works, 198, 357
Ridgeleigh pattern, 154
Helander, Lillian V. M., 410
1939 New York World’s Fair Spoon [CAT. 185, FIG. 21], 249, 249, 271, 271
Heller, Orlo, 323
Heller, Robert, 410
Airflow table fan [CAT. 231], 332, 333
Hellmuth, Suzanne, CAT. 18
Henk, Ernest Lawrence: flower pot [CAT. 97], 158, 158
herb chopper. See CAT. 133
Herman Miller Clock Co., 423
clock, model no. 4084 B [CAT. 176], 262, 262
clock, model no. 4093 [CAT. 124], 191, 191–92, 308
electric clock, model no. 4083 A [CAT. 178], 264, 264
electric clock, model no. 4090 [CAT. 61], 103, 103
Herman Miller Furniture Co., 262, 369
chest of drawers [CAT. 278], 394, 394
DCM (dining chair metal) [CAT. 277], 392–93, 393
occasional table [CAT. 246], 355, 355, 369
vanity and ottoman [CAT. 175], 260–61, 261
Herodotus, 210
Hershaw Color Co., 341–42
Hess, R. C. Theodore, 410
coffee set [CAT. 76], 126, 126
Heubler, Karl, 410
Candlepiece, Dee Handle candlestick, and cigarette box [CAT. 24], 46, 47
Crescent candlesticks [CAT. 198], 291, 291
Heywood-Wakefield Co., 262, 301, 423
side chair, Contemporary Group [CAT. 202], 295, 295. See also Lloyd Manufacturing Co.
Higgins, Frances and Michael, 106n.1
Hill, Samuel, 60
Hill-Fulper-Stengl Potteries Museum, CAT. 99
Hill Pottery, 60
His Royal Highness coffee service [CAT. 160], 237, 237
Historical Design, New York, CATS. 206, 235. See also Denis Gallion and Daniel Morris
History of Glass: An Exhibition (New York, 1936), 226
Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 148, 179, 248
Hobart Manufacturing Co.: Streamliner meat slicer [CAT. 234], 335–36, 336
Hodgson, Kennard and Co.: bowl [CAT. 21], 42, 42
Hoffmann, Hans, 311, 393
Hoffmann, Josef, 14, 28, 41, 122, 155, 179, 206, 224, 286
Flat Model pattern, 193
Hoffmann, Pola, 255
Hoffmann, Wolfgang, 221, 255
Holiday cocktail set, 120
Hollywood Phones, CAT. 210
Holmes, Frank Graham, 410–11
Du-All combination salt and pepper shaker [CAT. 199], 292, 292
flower pot [CAT. 97], 158, 158
Holtkamp, Ewald, 411
armchair, model no. 1105 [CAT. 253], 362, 362
Holzer, Ann and Philip, CAT. 263
Homer Laughlin China Co.: Fiesta coffeepot with lid [CAT. 244], 353, 353
Hood, Raymond, 148
Hoover, Herbert, 13, 14, 158
hornbeam. See CAT. 182
Horter, Earl [FIGS. 13, 14], 147, 149
Hotchkiss, E. H., Co.: Aristocrat stapling machine [CAT. 222], 323, 323
Houghton, Armory, 190
Houghton, Arthur A., Jr., 21, 123
Houghton, Charles F.: Lens bowls [CAT. 123], 190, 190–91
House, Emily Marx and Victor, CAT. 162
Howard Miller Clock Co., 423
ball wall clock [CAT. 268], 383–84, 384
Bubble cigar lamp [CAT. 257], 367, 367
Howe, George, 148–49, 175, 201
Howell Co., 301
Hudson Six, 314
Hughes, Brian, CAT. 165
Hull, John, 240
Hungarian themes, 210. See also CATS. 143, 153
Hupp Motor Co.: Hupmobile hood ornament [CAT. 89], 141, 141
 
I
IBM (International Business Machines): Scoring Stencil Punch [CAT. 220], 320, 321
IBM Disks pattern [CAT. 287], 402–3, 403
ice cream fork. See CAT. 163
Ikebana, 389, 390
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 16
immigration, 211–12
Imperial Hotel, Tokyo: side chair for [CAT. 28], 59, 59
Incantation pattern [CAT. 269], 385, 385
Industrial Arts Exposition (New York, 1934), 204n.3, 297
Industrial Design Institute, 399
Inglett-Watson, CAT. 65
inhumaine, L’, 56
Institute of Architects, New York Chapter of, 146
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston, 373
International Business Machines. See IBM
International Exhibition of Modern Art (New York, 1913), 54, 184
International Exposition of Art in Industry (New York, 1928), 28, 78, 246, 294
International Nickel Co.: Smartline kitchen table [CAT. 69], 110–12, 111
International Silver Co., 280
centerpiece bowl (Charter Co. division) [CAT. 195], 259, 287–88, 288
Chatham pitcher [CAT. 205], 299, 299
cocktail shaker (Meriden Silver Plate Co. division) [CAT. 100], 161, 161
Flagship flatware [CAT. 91], 143, 143
flatware for 20th Century Limited [CAT. 87], 139, 140
His Royal Highness coffee service [CAT. 160], 237, 237
knife [CAT. 173], 259, 259, 288
1939 New York World’s Fair Spoon (William Rogers Manufacturing Co. division) [CAT. 185], 271, 271
Northern Lights dish (Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. division) [CAT. 217], 72, 318, 318
Regency asparagus platter [CAT. 157], 234, 234
sugar bowl and creamer (Middletown Silver Co. division) [CAT. 42], 74, 74. See also Wilcox Silver Plate Co.
International Style, 148–49, 165, 201, 262, 360
International Style, The (New York, 1932), 148–49, 175
International Ticket Scale Corp.: scale [CAT. 101], 162, 162–63
iron (appliance). See CAT. 228
iron (metal): door, design for (see CAT. 95)
wrought [FIG. 2], 16, 17 (see CAT. 153)
It, 117
Ivey-Selkirk Auctions, CAT. 3
Iwo Jima, medal with depiction of [CAT. 267], 382, 383
 
J
Jack-in-the-Pulpit pattern, 388
Jackson, Lorin, 411
coffee table [CAT. 156], 233, 233
Jacobson, Albert Drexler, 411
bookends [CAT. 117], 184, 184
James, Charles, 18
James, Henry, 135
Japanese design, 21, 236, 306, 367. See also CATS. 28, 274
jazz, 118, 133
Jenaer Glaswerk Schott & Gen.: teapot [CAT. 62a], 104, 104
Jennewein, Carl Paul [FIG. 18], 211, 325
Jensen, Georg, 14, 18, 22, 23, 26, 246, 271, 298
Jensen, Gustav, 282, 411
vanity set [CAT. 50], 92, 92
Jere, Curtis (pseudonym), 374
jewelry: bracelets, 265 (see also CATS. 51, 249, 263)
brooches (see CATS. 13, 84, 118, 242, 243, 266, 282)
Egyptian-derived [FIG. 17], 209, 210
lapel pins or clips (see CAT. 54) jewels, imitation, 136. See also CATS. 13, 54, 84, 118, 282
Jiffy Ware [CAT. 232], 334, 334
Joanite, 93n.3
Johnson, Evelyn and Robert Wood, II, CAT. 265
Johnson, Philip, 145, 148, 179, 181–82, 248, 264, 297
Johnson Furniture Co.: cocktail table [CAT. 259], 369, 369
Debonair group, 369
Dynamique line, 157
Jonap, Philip, 292
Jones, Owen, 23
Jucker, Carl Jakob, 48
Jugendstil, 23
 
K
Kahn, Albert, 263
Kahn, Ely Jacques, 9n.14, 63, 101, 145, 255, 411
table [CAT. 145], 210, 221, 222
Kane, Patricia E., CATS. 33, 67, 94, 221, 248, 285
Karasz, Ilonka, 14, 174, 210, 411
Lamelle tea or chocolate set [CAT. 143], 219, 219
sugar bowl and creamer [CAT. 138], 205, 205–6
tea-and-coffee service [CAT. 27], 50, 51, 205
Karhula-littala [FIG. 25], 154, 346, 347
Bölgeblick pattern, 154
Karpen Furniture, 41, 239, 249
Katz, Adolph, 34n.2
Kauffman, Henry J., 411
beaker [CAT. 120], 187, 187
Kaufmann, Edgar J., Jr., 392
Kaufmann, Fabry: Ford Exhibition Building [CAT. 177a], 263
Keller & Ross Antiques, Melrose, Mass., CAT. 245
Kem Weber Group, The [CAT. 102], 163, 163–64
Kennedy, Chris, CAT. 85
Kensington, Inc., 227
Stratford bowl [CAT. 67], 109, 109
Kensington line, 86, 109
Kent, Rockwell, 318, 411
Our America tableware [CAT. 215], 309–10, 310
Salamina plate [CAT. 164], 240–41, 241, 309
wine cooler [CAT. 155], 232, 232
kettles. See CATS. 203, 233
Keyes, Wilma B., CAT. 28
Kidde, Walter, Sales Co.: Soda King syphon bottle [CAT. 237], 339, 339
Kindig, Silvia and Joe, III, CAT. 163
King, Lawrence E., Antiques, CAT. 93
King, Robert J., 411–12
box [CAT. 256], 366, 366
Contour flatware and hollowware [CATS. 260, 261], 366, 370, 370–71, 371
Kingery, Jody, CAT. 276
King Kong, 150
Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 101
Kintz, Alfred G., 412
Northern Lights dish [CAT. 217], 72, 318, 318
Kipp, Karl E., 412
ashtray [CAT. 73], 122, 122
Kirsten, Frederick K., 412
pipe [CAT. 226], 327, 327
Kiss, The, 56
kitchen table. See CAT. 69
Klee, Paul, 385 Knickerbocker tableware [CAT. 131], 198, 198, 199
Knife, Fork, and Spoon (Minneapolis, 1951), 248, 371
Kniffin and Demarest Co.: plate for S.S. Leviathan [CAT. 85], 137, 137
Knight, Clayton: Americana Print: Manhattan pattern [CAT. 92b], 151, 152
Knoll Associates, Inc., 393n.6
Womb chair and ottoman with Puli pattern upholstery [CAT. 284], 400, 400
650 Line [CAT. 279], 362, 395, 395
Kogan, Belle, 93, 401, 412
Belle line, 401
covered vegetable dish [CAT. 209], 304, 304
Metropolis coffeepot [CAT. 110], 171, 171–72
Kootz, Samuel, 175, 194
Kopp Glass Co.: Modernistic line, 61
Körling & Mathiesen, 48
Kosta, 326, 357
Kotcher, Giles, CAT. 281
Kramer, Sam, 390n.1
Kroehler Manufacturing Co., 295
Krussman, Leo, 136
Kubota, Thomas Minoru, CAT. 188
Kuehne, Max, 412
folding screen [CAT. 1], 20, 20–21
Kuehne, Richard, CAT. 1
Kunstgewerbeschule, Stuttgart, 75
 
L
Lalique, René, 38, 138
Lamelle pattern [CAT. 143], 219, 219
lamps, 203. See also CATS. 25, 26, 32, 59, 187, 257
Lang, Fritz, 180, 292
Langsdorf, Edwin B., 412
vanity set [CAT. 35], 67, 67
Langsdorf, Martyl, cover of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists [CAT. 268a], 383–84, 384
Lanvin, Jeanne: evening coat [CAT. 36a], 67, 67
lapel pins or clips. See CATS. 54, 242
La Salle Wilton pattern [CAT. 14], 35, 35
Laurencin, Marie, 293
Laverne, Estelle and Erwine, 385
Laverne Originals: Incantation pattern [CAT. 269], 385, 385
Lawrie, Lee, 227
Lawson Time, Inc.: Zephyr electric clock [CAT. 219], 320, 320
Laylon, Harry L., 291, 412
cocktail set [CAT. 71], 120, 120
Leaping Fish lapel pin [CAT. 54], 96, 96
leather: synthetic (see CATS. 202, 246)
upholstery (see CATS. 10, 102, 182, 279). See also CAT. 188
Le Corbusier [FIG. 15], 17, 148, 177, 179–80, 180, 182, 210, 263, 348, 360
Lee, Natalie H., CAT. 286
Lee, Norman, 100
Léger, Fernand, 32, 63, 66, 254, 255n.1
leg splint. See CAT. 216
L’Elan, New York, 231
Lelu, Jules, 138
Lenox, Inc., 181
ashtray [CAT. 241], 350, 350
Du-All combination salt and pepper shaker [CAT. 199], 292, 292
flower pot [CAT. 97], 158, 158
teapot [CAT. 170], 255, 255
Lens bowls [CAT. 123], 190, 190–91
Lescaze, William, 5, 148–49, 203, 271, 412
planter or desk accessory [CAT. 134], 100, 201, 201
salt and pepper shakers [CAT. 114], 175, 175, 194
wall light [CAT. 125], 192, 192
Leshine Carton Co., CAT. 221
Lessing, Julius, 16
Leviathan, S.S., plate for [CAT. 85], 137, 137
Lévi-Strauss, Claude, 6
Lewis, Annie Burr Auchincloss and Wilmarth Sheldon, CAT. 149
Lewis, Sinclair, 2, 115
Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University, CAT. 149
Libbey, Edward D., 223
Libbey Glass Co. (Owens-Illinois Glass Co. subsidiary), 116, 187, 424
Embassy stemware [CAT. 146], 223, 223
Knickerbocker tableware [CAT. 131], 198, 198, 199
Malmaison goblet [CAT. 152], 229, 229
Modern American line, 198, 223
Monticello pattern, 223
Libbiloo bookends [CAT. 154], 231, 231
Libisch, Joseph, 226
Lichter, Adolph, 141
Lifetime Ware pitcher [CAT. 55], 97, 97
Limoges China Co., 424
Jiffy Ware [CAT. 232], 334, 334
Lindbergh kidnapping, 306
linen [CAT. 92a, FIG. 20], 152, 213. See also CATS. 75, 92, 107, 166, 269, 287
Lipschutz, Suzanne (Secondhand Rose), CAT. 47
Lit Brothers: DCM (dining chair metal) [CAT. 277], 392–93, 393
Little Bear Antiques & Uniques, Aspen, Colo., CAT. 226
Little Gallery, New York, 41
Little Review, 180
Livable Modernism: Interior Decorating and Design during the Great Depression (New Haven, 2005), 102, 112, 120, 127, 167, 194, 220, 229, 232, 260, 301, 320
living room case. See CAT. 251
Lloyd Manufacturing Co. (division of Heywood-Wakefield Co.), 424
LC-52-A Lounge Chair [CAT. 235], 336–37, 337
T-57-A table [CAT. 60], 102, 102
Lobel, Paul, 412
tea or coffee service [CAT. 181], 266–67, 267
Lobmeyr, 203
Locher, Robert E., 412
Modern Classic flatware [CAT. 204], 182, 297–98, 298
Locke, Joseph, 198
Loeb, Rhoda and John, CATS. 221, 259
Loewy, Raymond, 141, 280, 282, 334
London World Exposition (1862), 236
Longleat, Princeton, N.J., CAT. 265
Loos, Adolph, 147
Lord & Taylor, New York, 43, 157, 397
chest of drawers [CAT. 168], 252–53, 253
Exposition of Modern French Decorative Art (1928), 41, 221, 246, 253
Los Angeles Modern Auctions, CAT. 143
Lotus vases [CAT. 147], 224, 224
Loughery, Peter, CAT. 182
Lozowick, Louis [FIG. 16], 181
Lucite (initially called Pontalite), 84, 92, 95, 96, 355. See also CATS. 54, 236
Lukens, Glen, 106n.1, 413
Desert Rose plates [CAT. 274], 389–90, 390
Lustig, Alvin, 413
Incantation pattern [CAT. 269], 385, 385
 
M
Maar, Dora, Man Ray’s portrait of [CAT. 242a], 351, 351
Machine Age, 185
Machine-Age Exposition (New York, 1927), 180
Machine Age in America, The (Brooklyn, 1986), 101, 151, 319
Machine Art (New York, 1934), 3–4, 79, 87, 181–82, 264, 265, 297
MacMonnies, Frederick, 325
Macy, R. H., & Co., New York, 24, 28
Exposition of Art in Industry (1928), 28, 78, 246, 294
Exposition of Art in Trade (1927), 246, 280
Madoff, Sonya, CAT. 282
Magnalite, 335. See also CAT. 233
Magnussen, Erik, 18, 36, 149, 286, 298, 413
compote [CAT. 3], 22, 22
Cubic coffee service [FIG. 7], 57, 57, 68, 74, 287
Modern American cocktail shaker and cups [CAT. 194], 286–87, 287
Maillol, Aristide, 360
Major Co., 292
Mallinson, H. R., & Co.: Ute Tribe, from American Indian series [CAT. 165], 241–42, 242
Malmaison pattern [CAT. 152], 229, 229
Maloney, T. J., 339
Mandel House, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 268
Manhattan cocktail ensemble (Revere) [CAT. 93], 150, 153, 153
Manhattan pattern (also called Canyons of Steel; Reeves) [CAT. 92], 151, 152
Manhattan pattern (Anchor Hocking Glass Co.) [CAT. 94], 154, 154
Manhattan pattern (Knight) [CAT. 92b], 151, 152
Manning-Bowman Co.: shelf clock, model no. K905 [CAT. 57], 99, 99
Man Ray [CAT. 242a], 351, 351
Manship, Paul, 211, 227, 232, 325
Marblette, 93n.3
Marcher, Royal, 34
Marcus and Co., 272
Mariner’s Bowl [CAT. 149], 226, 226
Marinetti, Filippo Tommaso, 179
Marshall Field & Co., Chicago, 108, 265
candelabra and bowl, Classique Moderne line [CAT. 137], 204, 204
Marx, Virginia and Leonard, CAT. 162
Mason, David, CAT. 262
Masonite. See CAT. 283
Masque bedside lamp, 203
Mathsson, Bruno: Eva chair, 362
Matisse pattern (also called Petit Déjeuner and Breakfast) [CAT. 75], 124, 125
Matter, Herbert, 387n.3
Matter, Mark, 296
Matthew Brothers Furniture Co.: side chair for Imperial Hotel, Tokyo [CAT. 28], 59, 59
Maugham, Syrie, 18
May, John “Jake,” 413
bowl [CAT. 280], 396, 396
Mayfair Hotel, Los Angeles, 30
“May Shows” (Cleveland), 247, 248
McAneny, George, 146
McArthur, Warren, 413
conservatory table [CAT. 180], 265, 265–66
side chair [CAT. 70], 112, 113
McDonald, Mark, CATS. 9, 115, 121, 143, 144, 265
McEldowney, Robert Eugene, 413
Modernistic glassware [CAT. 46], 78–79, 79
McIntosh, Harrison, 390n.1
McLaughlin, Frank, 161
Mead, Charles W., 218
meat slicers. See CAT. 234
Medallic Art Co.: medal for General Motors’ 25th anniversary [CAT. 90], 142, 142
Society of Medalists 32nd issue [CAT. 267], 382, 382–83, 383
Society of Medalists 12th issue [CAT. 224], 325, 325
medals. See CATS. 48, 80, 90, 224, 267
melamine, 97, 401. See also CATS. 55, 261, 285
Melmac, 401
Meriden Silver Plate Co. (division of International Silver Co.): cocktail shaker [CAT. 100], 161, 161
Mesa table [CAT. 265], 375, 375
Mestrovic, Ivan, 232
metalwork, 247, 316. See also specific metals
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 56, 150
Metropolis (movie), 180, 292
Metropolis pattern [CAT. 110], 171, 171–72
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 18, 21, 41, 43, 164, 193, 217, 224, 226, 227, 247, 248, 252, 284n.2
The Architect and the Industrial Arts (1929), 116, 149, 189, 247, 257–58, 288
Contemporary American Industrial Art (1934), 219, 265–67, 268, 269, 280, 309
Silver (1937), 225, 237, 240
Meyer, Adolf, 147, 176
Michels, Jo, 358
microphone and stand. See CAT. 81
Middletown Silver Co.: sugar bowl and creamer [CAT. 42], 74, 74
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 16
Mihalyi, Joseph, 303
Miller, Frederick, 389
Miller, John Paul, 389
Milton, Abby Rockefeller, CAT. 22
Miró, Joan, 348, 366, 385
mirrors. See CATS. 58, 173
Mitschke, Walter, 413
Ute Tribe, from American Indian series [CAT. 165], 241–42, 242
Moby Dick pattern, 309
Mode Moderne, Philadelphia, CAT. 268
Modern American Design in Metal (Newark, N.J., 1929), 100, 201
Modern American line (Libbey), 198, 223
Modern American pattern (Gorham) [CAT. 194], 286–87, 287
Modern Classic flatware [CAT. 204], 182, 297–98, 298
Modern German Applied Arts (Newark, 1912), 15
Modernism in American Silver: 20th-Century Design (Washington, D.C., 2005), 266, 287
Modernistic pattern (Benedict) [CATS. 39, 40], 71, 71–72, 72
Modernist pattern (Reed & Barton): candelabrum [CAT. 9], 28, 28
cigarette box [CAT. 115], 176, 176
coffee service [CAT. 193], 286, 286
compotes [CAT. 104], 165, 165
Modern Times, 180
Modern Times, Chicago, CAT. 276
modular construction, 360. See also CAT. 251
Moholy-Nagy, László, 16, 188
Molded Plywood Division, Evans Products Co., 423
DCM (dining chair metal) [CAT. 277], 392–93, 393
DCW (dining chair wood) [CAT. 271], 387, 387
leg splint [CAT. 216], 311, 311, 387
Moltke, Willo von, 421
living room case and side chair [CATS. 251, 252], 359–60, 361
Monel, 86, 111. See also CAT. 69
Monell, Ambrose, 111
Monticello pattern, 223
Moore, Fanny Hanna, CAT. 273
Moore, Henry, 348
Moore, John C. B., 262
Moreno, Edgard I., CAT. 77
Morgantown Glass (also known as Economy Glass Co.), 357, 424
stemware, Courtney pattern [CAT. 17], 38, 38
Morris, Daniel, CATS. 14, 41
Morrison, Willard L., 413
candelabra [CAT. 197], 290, 290
Moser, Kolo, 14, 28, 206
Moss, Alan, Studios, CATS. 59, 95 Mountville pattern [CAT. 47], 80, 81
Müller-Munk, Peter, 203, 413–14
bowl [CAT. 140], 216, 216
Normandie pitcher [CAT. 86], 138, 138
Silvermode vase [CAT. 183], 269, 269
Mumford, Lewis, 151n.7, 281, 348
Muncie Clay Products, 424
Rombic vase [CAT. 31], 62, 62
murals, 149–50
Murphy, Charles, 414
bowl [CAT. 132], 199, 199
Musée du Louvre, Paris, 164
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 293
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, 9n.14, 49, 164, 248, 352, 385
Aalto retrospective (1938), 347, 355, 362
American Sources of Modern Art (1933), 218
Fantastic Art, Dada, and Surrealism (1936), 347–48
Good Design exhibitions, 248, 274, 379
The International Style (1932), 148–49, 175, 248
Machine Art (1934), 3–4, 79, 87, 181–82, 248, 264, 265, 297
New Furniture Designed by Charles Eames (1946), 387, 392–93
Organic Design in Home Furnishings (1940–41), 248, 272–73, 311, 345–46, 348, 356, 363; CATS. 187, 251, 252
Useful Objects exhibitions, 250n.19, 265, 274, 335, 379, 392
Museum of Natural History, New York, 241
Muthesius, Hermann, 15
Mutschler Brothers Co., 111
Mutual-Sunset Lamp Manufacturing Co., Inc.: floor lamp [CAT. 187], 266, 272, 272–73
Muybridge, Eadweard [FIG. 24], 313, 314
Myers, Esther, CAT. 212
Myers, Joel Philip, 368n.2
 
N
Nash, Arthur Douglas, 223, 414
Knickerbocker tableware [CAT. 131], 198, 198
Malmaison goblet [CAT. 152], 229, 229
Nash, Arthur J., 229
Nashua Package Sealing Co.: tape dispenser [CAT. 221], 322, 322
National Academy of Design, New York, 374
National Alliance of Art and Industry, 164n.2, 204, 255
National Broadcasting Company. See NBC
National Silversmithing Workshop Conference (Providence, R.I., 1948), 187
Native American imagery, 160, 213–14. See also CAT. 165
Natti, Lee Kingman, 396
Natzler, Gertrud, 414
bowl [CAT. 286], 402, 402
Natzler, Otto, 414
bowl [CAT. 286], 402, 402
Naugahyde. See CAT. 238
Navy, U.S., 311, 387, 401
Nazis, 16, 399
NBC (National Broadcasting Company): medal for tenth anniversary of [CAT. 80], 131, 131
Nebel, Berthold, 414
Society of Medalists 32nd issue [CAT. 267], 382, 382–83, 383
Nelson, George, 414, 423
Bubble cigar lamp [CAT. 257], 367, 367
chest of drawers [CAT. 278], 394, 394
wall clock [CAT. 268], 383–84, 384
neoclassicism [FIG. 2], 16, 17, 182, 210–11. See also CATS. 59, 144–59, 172
Nessen, Walter von, 46, 291, 421
Coronet coffee urn [CAT. 214], 308–9, 309
Diplomat coffee service [CAT. 144], 220, 220–21, 308
floor lamp [CAT. 26], 48–49, 49
Gothic bookends [CAT. 105], 166, 166
standing floor lamp [CAT. 59], 101, 101, 260
table [CAT. 130], 196–97, 197
teapot [CAT. 170], 255, 255
vase [CAT. 174], 260, 260
Nessen Studio, Inc., 308
floor lamp [CAT. 26], 48–49, 49
standing floor lamp [CAT. 59], 101, 101, 260
table [CAT. 130], 196–97, 197
Neumann, George, 388
Neumann, Vera, 414
Happy Leaves pattern [CAT. 272], 388, 388
Jack-in-the-Pulpit pattern, 388
Neutra, Richard, 148
Newark Museum, N.J., 15, 100, 201, 247, 248, 284n.2
New Bauhaus, Chicago, 16
New Deal, 149
New Directions Books, 385
New England Glass Co., 223
New Era in Glass series, 198, 223
New Furniture Designed by Charles Eames (New York, 1946), 387, 392–93
New Haven Antiques Show, CAT. 248
Newman, Jane and Matthew, CATS. 86, 158, 228, 244
New Martinsville Glass Manufacturing Co., 424
Modernistic glassware [CAT. 46], 78–79, 79
New York Central Railway, 139
New York City, skyscraper architecture in [FIGS. 11–13], 146, 146, 147, 147–48, 153, 161
New York World’s Fair (1939–40), 6–7, 21, 95, 223, 241, 248, 249, 250n.19, 270, 324, 347, 362, 379
souvenir spoons from [CATS. 185, 186; FIG. 21], 249, 249, 271, 271–72, 272
Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse, N.Y., 98
nickel-bronze. See CAT. 80
Nineteenth Amendment, 116
Noble Studio Metalarts: cocktail shaker [CAT. 122], 189, 189
Noguchi, Isamu, 231, 348, 369, 384nn.1, 4, 414–15
Akari lamps, 367
Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear short wave transmitter [CAT. 211], 306, 306–7
Norge Corp., 282
Normandie pitcher [CAT. 86], 138, 138
Northee, David: trencher salt [CAT. 161a], 238, 238
Northern Lights pattern [CAT. 217], 72, 318, 318
Noyes, Eliot, 272, 273, 345–46, 348, 360
Nuclear collection, 381
Nyland, Willem, 219
nylon, 85
 
O
ocean liners, 118, 137, 138, 319. See also CATS. 43, 85, 92
O’Conner, Moffat & Co., 164
Off the Wall Antiques, CAT. 128
Old and New Paths in American Design, 1720–1936 (Newark, N.J., 1936), 248
Oles, James, CAT. 141
olive dish. See CAT. 223
Olmstead, Doris M. Brixey, CAT. 159
Olson, Harry, 132
Onandaga Pottery Co.: plate for S.S. Leviathan [CAT. 85], 137, 137
Op Art, 359
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 384n.4
Organic Design in Home Furnishings (New York, 1940–41), 248, 272–73, 311, 345–46, 348, 356, 359–60, 363; CATS. 187, 251, 252
Orme, Wilber L., Sr., 415
Pristine Table Architecture series candlesticks and bowls [CAT. 106], 166–67, 167
Orrefors Glass Works, 21, 203
Vindrosen (Wind Rose) plate [CAT. 149a], 226, 226
Osborn, J. Marshall, CATS. 16, 154, 168
Osborn, Marie-Louise Montgomery and James Marshall, CATS. 16, 154, 168
Osborn, Thomas M., CATS. 16, 154, 168
Ostroff, Daniel, CAT. 277
Otten, Mitzi, 366
ottomans. See CATS. 175, 284
Oud, J. J. P., 148
Our America pattern [CAT. 215], 309–10, 310
Our Dancing Daughters, 56, 117
Ovid, 210
Owens-Illinois Glass Co. See Libbey Glass Co.
Ozenfant, Amédée, 179
 
P
Paden City Glass Manufacturing Co.: Glades pattern, 121
Paimio chair, 362
Pamela pattern [CAT. 247], 356, 356
Panama-Pacific Exposition (San Francisco, 1915), 22, 29
Paris Exposition (1900), 179
Paris Exposition (1925). See Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
Parker, Kenneth S., 415
Parker 51 fountain pen [CAT. 236], 338, 338
Parkhurst, Charles, 274–75
Parzinger, Tommi, 255, 415
water pitcher [CAT. 148], 225, 225
Pascoe, Clifford, 362
Pass and Seymour, Inc.: wall light [CAT. 125], 192, 192
patriotism and patriotic motifs, 211, 213, 270, 377, 382. See also CATS. 163, 215, 266
Patten, Raymond E., 415
Smartline kitchen table [CAT. 69], 110–12, 111
Paul, Bruno, 29, 174, 196
Paxton, Worthen, 415
Soda King syphon bottle [CAT. 237], 339, 339
Paye & Baker Manufacturing Co., 174
sugar bowl and creamer [CAT. 138], 205, 205–6
tea-and-coffee service [CAT. 27], 50, 51, 205
Peacock chair, 59
Pearson, Lorna Belle, 415
pitcher [CAT. 190], 275–76, 276
Pearson, Ronald Hayes, 275, 373
Peche, Dagobert, 26, 30
pen. See CAT. 236
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 230
Pennsylvania Railroad, 139
Perlon, 85
Peruvian themes, 242n.1. See CATS. 142, 200
Petipoint iron [CAT. 228], 329, 329
Petit Déjeuner pattern (also called Matisse and Breakfast) [CAT. 75], 124, 125
pewter, 23, 42, 68, 85, 86, 101, 205, 260, 286, 294. See also CATS. 9, 11, 73, 112, 113, 115, 122, 137, 161, 181
Pfisterer, Peter, 415
floor lamp [CAT. 187], 272, 272–73
phenolic resins, 83, 93. See also Bakelite; Catalin; Durez; CAT. 51
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 273
Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (PSFS) [FIG. 14], 148–49, 149, 175, 201
Philbrick, Helen Louise Porter, 415
bowl [CAT. 68], 110, 110
Philco Radio and Television Corp.: cabinet radio [CAT. 78], 128, 128–29
Philebus (Plato), 3
Philippe, Alfred, 96
Phoenix Glass Co.: Ruba Rombic glassware [CAT. 30], 61, 61
phonographs, 118. See also CAT. 79
Piano, Angelo: side chair [CAT. 158], 235, 235
Picabia, Francis, 54
Picasso, Pablo, 53, 54, 62, 63, 254, 351
Pierce, Mr., and his son Kenneth, CAT. 234
pig figurine [CAT. 8], 26–27, 27
Pines, Lillian, 358
pipe. See CAT. 226
pitchers. See CATS. 38, 55, 86, 148, 190, 205, 232
Pittsburgh Glass and Pottery Exhibit (1928), 61
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. [FIG. 9], 87, 87
planter. See CAT. 134
plastics, 83–85, 87, 316, 379, 401
Amerith and Amer-glo (see CAT. 192)
Durez, 84, 91
Formica, 87, 401 (see also CATS. 96, 145)
melamine, 97, 401 (see also CATS. 55, 261, 285). See also Bakelite; Catalin
Plastic Turning Co.: Aristocrat stapling machine [CAT. 222], 323, 323
plates and platters [FIG. 19], 212. See also CATS. 6, 15, 36, 39, 40, 64, 77, 85, 88, 191, 239, 245, 273, 274
Plato, 3, 181, 182
Plexiglas, 84, 95, 355. See also CATS. 53, 156
Plyformed Wood Co., 311
Plyline Products, Inc.: tea table [CAT. 189], 274–75, 275
Plymouth Pewter: Classique Moderne candelabra and bowl [CAT. 137], 204, 204
plywood, 378
bent or molded, 87, 347, 379–80 (see CATS. 202, 216, 253, 271, 277). See also CAT. 189
Poiret, Paul, 32n.4
Pollard, Donald, 373
Polygons pattern [CAT. 254], 363, 363
Pontalite. See Lucite
Ponti, Gio, 246
Poole Silver Co.: Silvermode vase [CAT. 183], 269, 269
Poor, Henry Varnum, 26, 415
dish with portrait of Ben Hecht [CAT. 6], 25, 25
porcelain. See CATS. 85, 97, 125, 170, 199, 212, 350
Porch Modern, Toronto, Canada, CAT. 271
Poriss, Oscar, CAT. 172
Porter, Franklin, 110
Post, Emily, 123
Post, Marjorie Merriweather, CATS. 111, 139, 156
Post, Nedenia, CAT. 156
Potters’ Shop, New York, 217
Potter Studio, Cleveland, 217
James Powell and Sons, 121
Practical Manifestations in American Art (New York, 1934), 194
Praiseworthy Antiques, New York, CATS. 167, 175
Pratt Institute, New York, 224, 324, 343
Precision pattern (also called Electric) [CAT. 34], 65–66, 66
Prendergast, Charles, 20–21
Prestini, James, 396, 416
bowl [CAT. 276], 392, 392
primitivism, 32, 94, 168, 243
Printex, 388
Probber, Harvey, Nuclear collection: 381
Proetz, Emma Perham and Arthur, CAT. 158
Proetz, Esther, CAT. 158
Proetz, Victor, 211, 416
side chair [CAT. 158], 235, 235
Prohibition, 115–16, 117, 121, 229, 258
Propeller Chair, 369
Prutscher, Otto, 179
Puiforcat, Jean, 13, 41, 42, 71, 78, 266, 294
coffee or tea set [FIG. 3], 17, 17
Puli pattern upholstery [CAT. 284], 400, 400
Purism, 63, 179–80, 266
Pyralin, 84, 92
Pyrex, 87, 104–5, 191. See also CATS. 62, 188
 
R
Rabi, Isidor, 383
radio, 118, 128–29, 131, 160, 204. See also CATS. 78, 81, 211
Radio Corporation of America. See RCA
Radio Nurse [CAT. 211], 306, 306–7
Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, N.J., CAT. 287
“Rainbow Back” side chair [CAT. 70], 112, 113
Rämisch, Waldemar, 216
Ramp, Robert H., 416
Contemporary Group candelabrum [CAT. 262], 372, 373
ranch houses, 369, 375
Rappaport, Irving, 354
rattan, 295. See also CATS. 66, 205
Raymor Manufacturing Division, Inc., 108
rayon, 32, 85, 94, 125n.2, 293, 385
RCA (Radio Corporation of America): microphone and stand [CAT. 81], 132, 132
portable phonograph [CAT. 79], 129, 130
records, 118, 129
Red Lion Furniture Co., 360
Redman, L. V., 90
Redmanol Chemical Products Co., 90
Red Wing Potteries, Inc., 424
bowl [CAT. 132], 199, 199
Reed & Barton, 288
bowl [CAT. 138a], 205, 206
Contemporary Group candelabrum [CAT. 262], 372, 373
covered vegetable dish [CAT. 209], 304, 304
Modernist candelabrum [CAT. 9], 28, 28
Modernist cigarette box [CAT. 115], 176, 176
Modernist coffee service [CAT. 193], 286, 286
Modernist compotes [CAT. 104], 165, 165
Reeves, Ruth, 106, 213, 416
Abstract pattern [CAT. 107], 168, 168
American Scene pattern [CAT. 83], 134, 135
Carneval wall hanging [CAT. 12], 32, 33
Electric pattern coverlet (also called Precision) [CAT. 34], 65–66, 66
Faja (Saddlebag) pattern [CAT. 52], 94, 94
Figures with Still Life wall hanging [CAT. 169], 254, 254–55
Guatemala pattern [FIG. 20], 213, 213
Manhattan pattern (also called Canyons of Steel) [CAT. 92], 151, 152
Petit Déjeuner pattern tablecloth (also called Matisse and Breakfast) [CAT. 75], 124, 125
San Lucas pattern [CAT. 166], 243, 243
refreshment set. See CAT. 72
refrigerators, 282, 334, 343 Regency asparagus platter [CAT. 157], 234, 234
Reichenbach, George S., CAT. 214
Reichenbach, Howard F., 291, 416; CAT. 214
cocktail set [CAT. 71], 120, 120
Reimann, Albert, 416
Candlepiece, Dee Handle candlestick, and cigarette box [CAT. 24], 46, 47
Crescent candlesticks [CAT. 198], 291, 291
Reimann-Schule, Berlin, 46, 291
Reimes, Peter Albert: water pitcher [CAT. 148], 225, 225
Reinad Novelty Co.: brooch [CAT. 118], 185, 185
Reiss, Winold, 14, 51, 77–78
Renoir of California: bracelet [CAT. 263], 373, 373–74
Renwick, William Crosby, 416
Bubble cigar lamp [CAT. 257], 367, 367
Renzius, Rudolph, 416
cocktail shaker [CAT. 122], 189, 189
Replacements, Ltd., CAT. 152
Restauration style, 17
Revere, Paul [CAT. 144a], 220, 221
Revere Copper and Brass Inc., 424
Candlesphere [CAT. 136], 203, 203
Crescent candelabrum, 290
Manhattan cocktail ensemble [CAT. 93], 150, 153, 153
Normandie pitcher [CAT. 86], 138, 138
Revere Ware [CAT. 270], 386, 386
salt and pepper shakers [CATS. 114, 127], 175, 175, 194, 194
Reynolds, Beatrice Booth, CAT. 18
Reynolds, Jock, CAT. 18
Rhead, Frederick Hurten, 416–17
Fiesta coffeepot with lid [CAT. 244], 353, 353
rhinestones, 136. See also CATS. 13, 54, 84, 118, 282
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, 187, 391
Rhythm pattern [CAT. 250], 359, 359
Rice, Louis W., 417
Shadowardt plate [CAT. 36], 68, 68
Rice and Hockster, 136
Rice’s, Bernard, Sons, Inc.: Shadowardt plate [CAT. 36], 68, 68
Richards, Charles Russell, 13, 245, 260
Rideout, John Gordon, 417
kettle [CAT. 233], 335, 335
Rideout Giftware, 109
Ridgeleigh pattern, 154
Rieg, Max, 269, 417
covered compote [CAT. 4], 23, 23
Rieg, Meta P., CAT. 4
Rike-Kumler Co., Dayton, Ohio, 30, 164
Ringware, 353
Risom, Jens, 417
side chair, 650 Line [CAT. 279], 362, 395, 395
Ritchie, Jane Thompson and Andrew Carnduff, CATS. 57, 187, 189, 243, 251, 252
Riviera pattern, 228, 229
Robinson, Bill “Bojangles,” 133
Robsjohn-Gibbings, Terence Harold, 379, 417
Mesa table [CAT. 265], 348, 375, 375
Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich, 42
Rockefeller Center, New York, 204, 227, 297
Rockfish brooch [CAT. 282], 398, 398
Rodier, Paul, 417
desk and bookcase with side chair and blotter [CAT. 111], 172–73, 173
Rogers, Lunt, & Bowlen, 288
Modern Classic flatware [CAT. 204], 297–98, 298
Treasure line, 297
Rogo, Elsa, CAT. 141
Rohde, Gilbert, 100, 249, 399, 417
clock, model no. 4084 B [CAT. 176], 262, 262
clock, model no. 4093 [CAT. 124], 191, 191–92, 308
electric clock, model no. 4083 A [CAT. 178], 264, 264
electric clock, model no. 4090 [CAT. 61], 103, 103
Music Room Corner, 265–66
occasional table [CAT. 246], 355, 355, 369
side chair, Contemporary Group [CAT. 202], 295, 295, 355
side chair (Plexiglas) [CAT. 53], 95, 95–96, 355
vanity and ottoman [CAT. 175], 260–61, 261
Rohde, Peggy Ann Kruelski, CAT. 53
Röhm and Haas Co., Inc.: coffee table [CAT. 156], 233, 233
side chair [CAT. 53], 95, 95–96, 355
Rombic pattern [CAT. 31], 62, 62
Rome, ancient, 210–11. See also neoclassicism
Rond pattern [CAT. 192], 285, 285
Ronnebeck, Arnold [FIG. 12], 146
Rookwood Pottery: covered box [CAT. 43], 75, 75
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 7
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 129, 149, 377
Root, John Welborn, 189
Rorimer-Dushkin, Louise, CAT. 148
Rose, Dorothy Becker and Alfred L., CAT. 145
Rosenberger, Carl, 398
Rosenblum, Stewart G., CAT. 179
Rosenthal, Rena, 14, 24, 133, 225, 231, 246, 249
cigarette casket [CAT. 171], 256, 256
teapot [CAT. 170], 255, 255
Roswell, Debra, CAT. 11
Rothman, C., 34
Rover, Roy, CATS. 13, 118
Rowan, Eugene Joseph: Libbiloo bookends [CAT. 154], 231, 231
Royal Danish pattern, 271
Royal School of Arts and Crafts, Budapest, 51
Roycroft Shops, 122
Ruba Rombic pattern [CAT. 30], 57, 60, 61, 61, 62
rubber, 83, 387
Rubenstein, Bessie, CAT. 282
Rubinstein, Helena, 67
rugs [FIG. 28], 73, 380, 380. See also CATS. 14, 41
Ruhlmann, Jacques-Émile, 13, 17, 36, 37, 43, 211, 246
fuseaux cabinet [CAT. 167a], 252, 252
Russell, Gordon, 18
Russel Wright’s Circus, 231, 238
Rutt, Anna H., 99
Ryan, Mary, 108
Silvermode vase [CAT. 183], 269, 269
 
S
Saarinen, Eero, 311, 360, 380, 417
model no. 70 chair and ottoman with Puli pattern upholstery (Womb chair) [CAT. 284], 400, 400
Saarinen, Eliel, 14, 18, 101, 147, 183, 280, 309, 417
centerpiece bowl [CAT. 195], 259, 287–88, 288
knife [CAT. 173], 259, 259, 288
Saint Tropez pattern [CAT. 151], 228, 228, 229
Sakier, George, 228, 282, 418
black vase [CAT. 103], 164, 164
Lotus vases [CAT. 147], 224, 224
Salamina pattern [CAT. 164], 240–41, 241, 310
Salem China Co.: tea set, Streamline pattern with Tricorne pattern plate [CAT. 239], 341–42, 342
Salon d’Automne (Paris), 35, 230
salt and pepper shakers. See CATS. 114, 126, 177, 199, 240
salts, trencher. See CAT. 161
sandblasting technique, 357
San Francisco World’s Fair (1939), 26, 164, 188, 248, 249, 250n.19, 271
Sanin, Gustavo, CATS. 111, 139
San Lucas pattern [CAT. 166], 243, 243
Saunders, Albert F., 418
Modernistic cake plate [CAT. 39], 71, 71, 72
Modernistic footed plate [CAT. 40], 72, 72
Savoy vase [FIG. 25], 346
scales, 282. See also CAT. 101
Scandinavian design, 14, 17–18, 196, 287, 346–47, 360, 367, 379, 395. See also CATS. 7, 23
Schackne, Annabelle Silverman and Robert, CAT. 71
Schiaparelli, Elsa, 351
Schlumberger, Jean, 351
Schlumbohm, Peter, 418
coffee-maker [CAT. 188], 274, 274
Schmieg, Hungate & Kotzian, Inc., 424
armchairs [CAT. 182], 267–68, 268
desk [CAT. 19], 40, 40–41
side chair [CAT. 22], 42–43, 43
side chair [CAT. 162], 239, 239
Schoen, Eugene, 77–78, 155, 174, 212, 246, 418
armchairs [CAT. 182], 267–68, 268
side chair [CAT. 162], 239, 239
Schoen, Lee, 418
design for an iron door [CAT. 95], 155, 155
plate for S.S. Leviathan [CAT. 85], 137, 137
School for American Craftsmen (SAC), 275, 366
Schreckengost, Donald, 330, 418
Streamline tea set with Tricorne plate [CAT. 239], 341–42, 342
Schreckengost, Paul, 418
teapot and cups [CAT. 229], 330, 330
Schreckengost, Viktor, 330, 389, 418
Jiffy Ware [CAT. 232], 334, 334
Schreyer, Edward P., 418
Petipoint iron [CAT. 228], 329, 329
Schülerwerkstätten für Kleinplastik, Berlin, 46
Schumacher, F., & Co.: Contours pattern [CAT. 264], 374, 374
Finnish Hop pattern [CAT. 281], 396–97, 397
Happy Leaves pattern [CAT. 272], 388, 388
Scoring Stencil Punch [CAT. 220], 320, 321
sculpture, 230. See also CATS. 8, 82, 154, 212
Sears, Roebuck and Co., 334
tableware, Stratoware pattern [CAT. 240], 342–43, 343
Selkirk’s, CAT. 158
setback ordinance (New York, 1916), 146, 153, 161, 213
Severini, Gino, 32, 255n.2 Shadowardt pattern [CAT. 36], 68, 68
Shaker furniture, 194, 360
Shaver, Dorothy, 253
Sheeler, Charles, 175, 418
salt and pepper shakers [CAT. 127], 194, 194
Sheets-Rockford Silver Plate Co.: tray, Art Moderńe pattern [CAT. 49], 91, 91
Shiebler, George W., & Co., 71
ships, 314. See also ocean liners
short wave transmitters. See CAT. 211
Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon, 148
side chairs. See CATS. 22, 28, 70, 111, 158, 162, 202, 252, 279
silk [CAT. 92b], 152, 377
alternatives to, 85, 293. See also CATS. 12, 92, 111, 142, 158, 165, 200
silver: alternatives to, 28, 86, 109, 117. See also silver plate; sterling silver; CATS. 121, 173, 224
Silver (New York, 1937), 225, 237, 240
Silvermode line [CAT. 183], 269, 269
silver plate: flatware (see CATS. 87, 91)
souvenir spoons (see CAT. 185)
tableware (see CATS. 36, 38–40, 42, 44, 45, 49, 100, 109, 129, 138, 157, 160, 181, 201, 209)
vases (see CATS. 98, 183). See also CAT. 90
Silver Style pattern, 159
Simms, Amy, 41
Simms, Charles F., 418–19
covered bowl with spoon [CAT. 20], 41, 41
Simonson, Lee, 280
Simplicity pattern [CAT. 128], 195, 195
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. (division of International Silver Co.): Northern Lights dish [CAT. 217], 72, 318, 318
Sinel, Joseph, 419
scale [CAT. 101], 162, 162–63
Sitwell, Osbert, 6
650 Line, 362, 395
Sizer, Theodore [FIG. 28], 380, 380
Skerry, Janine, CAT. 77
skyscraper architecture [FIGS. 11–13], 145–48, 146, 147, 149–50, 151n.7, 211
domestic objects inspired by, 149–50 (see also CATS. 92–103, 122, 139, 152, 185)
Skyscraper furniture [CAT. 96], 156, 157, 157, 173
Slade School of Art, London, 25
Slevin, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, CAT. 277
Sloan, Edward C. [FIG. 8], 84
Sloane, W. & J., 246, 249
Abstract pattern [CAT. 107], 168, 168
American Scene pattern [CAT. 83], 134, 135
Electric pattern coverlet (also called Precision) [CAT. 34], 65–66, 66
Figures with Still Life wall hanging [CAT. 169], 254, 254–55
Manhattan pattern (also called Canyons of Steel) [CAT. 92], 151, 152
side table [CAT. 167], 251, 251–52
Smartline [CAT. 69], 110–12, 111
Smith, Catherine “Cassie” A., 419
bridge table [CAT. 33], 64, 64–65
Smith, Herbert A., 419
Streamline tea set with Tricorne plate [CAT. 239], 341–42, 342
Smith, Keith, Jr., CATS. 60, 253
smoking, 117, 122
paraphernalia for, 117 (see also CATS. 73, 74, 115, 119, 171, 241)
Snohr, Harry Eduard, 419
chest of drawers [CAT. 168], 252–53, 253
Snyder, Gary, CAT. 287
Society of Medalists: 12th issue [CAT. 224], 325, 325
32nd issue [CAT. 267], 382, 382–83, 383
Soda King syphon bottle [CAT. 237], 339, 339
Soiero, Edie, CAT. 148
Sommer and Kaufmann Shoe Store, San Francisco, 30
Sondern, Clarence W., CAT. 255
Sotheby’s, New York, CATS. 8, 145
South American imagery [FIG. 20], 213, 213–14, 242n.1. See also CATS. 52, 142, 166, 200
souvenir spoons. See CATS. 185, 186
Spanish design. See CAT. 1
Speed lounge chair [CAT. 218], 319, 319
Spirit of Today line [CAT. 217], 318, 318
Spool vase [CAT. 225], 326, 326
spoons: souvenir [FIG. 21], 249, 249 (see also CATS. 185, 186). See also flatware
Sprackling, Helen, 100
Square Deal pattern, 403
Square Modern pattern [CAT. 29], 60, 60, 62
S.S. Leviathan, plate for [CAT. 85], 137, 137
stainless steel, 86. See also CATS. 56, 91, 121, 204, 260, 270
Stam, Mart, 86
Stand-Built Furniture Corp., 379
Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., 25
Stangl, Johann Martin, 419
coffeepot and sugar bowl [CAT. 99], 160, 160
Stangl, Martin, 24, 60
Stangl Pottery, 60
stapling machine. See CAT. 222
Starrett, Kemp [FIG. 22], 281
Steam-O-Matic iron, 329
steel, 83
stainless, 86 (see also CATS. 56, 91, 121, 260, 270)
tubular, 86, 102, 301 (see also CATS. 25, 26, 53, 60, 61, 235, 277, 284). See also CATS. 65, 116, 133
Stehli Silks Corp., 280
Americana Print: Manhattan pattern [CAT. 92b], 151, 152
Steichen, Edward, 280
Steinway, 337
stemware. See CATS. 17, 146, 152
Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, 224, 267, CAT. 90
sterling silver: flatware (see CATS. 126, 128, 163, 204, 260)
jewelry (see CATS. 243, 358, 282)
souvenir spoons (see CAT. 186)
tableware and decorative pieces (see CATS. 3, 4, 15, 20, 21, 104, 120, 140, 148, 172, 190, 193–95, 217, 261, 275)
vanity case (see CAT. 18). See also CATS. 236, 256
Sternberg, Josef von, 133
Steuben Glass (later Steuben Division, Corning Glass Works), 79, 105, 204, 249, 326, 424
Agnus Dei vase [CAT. 2], 21, 21
ashtray and cigarette box [CAT. 74], 122–23, 123
bowls [CAT. 196], 289, 289
centerpiece [CAT. 135], 181, 202, 202–3, 289
champagne coolers [CAT. 159], 236, 236
flatware [CAT. 63], 105, 105
Lens bowls [CAT. 123], 190, 190–91
Mariner’s Bowl [CAT. 149], 226, 226
olive dish [CAT. 223], 324, 324
Riviera pattern, 228, 229
Saint Tropez compote [CAT. 151], 228, 228, 229
teapot [CAT. 62], 104, 104–5
vases [CAT. 23], 44, 45
Steubenville Pottery: American Modern celery plate [CAT. 245], 354, 354
Stevens, Clifford Brooks, 419
Petipoint iron [CAT. 228], 329, 329
Steam-O-Matic iron, 329
Stiner, Nancy, CATS. 69, 155, 257
Stiner, Richard, CATS. 69, 155
Stockholm Exhibition (1930), 17–18
stock market crash of 1929, 58, 288
Stocksdale, Bob, 419
plate [CAT. 191], 276–77, 277
Stone, Arthur, 195
Stone, Edward Durrell, 268
stoneware. See CATS. 88, 108
Stonorov, Oskar, 419
living room case and side chair [CATS. 251, 252], 359–60, 361
Storey, Walter Rendell, 5, 86, 107, 149, 225
Stratford Antique Center, Inc., CAT. 55
Stratford bowl [CAT. 67], 109, 109
Stratoware pattern [CAT. 240], 342–43, 343
Strauss, Samuel, 1, 2
Streamline pattern [CAT. 239], 341–42, 342
Streamliner meat slicer [CAT. 234], 335–36, 336
Strengell, Marianne, 419
Puli upholstery [CAT. 284], 400, 400
Stubblebine, James H., CAT. 8
studio craft movement, 276
glass, 106, 368, 389
woodturning (see CATS. 191, 276, 280)
Stupell, Carole, 267
suburbs [FIG. 27], 119, 378, 378–79
Süe et Mare, 13, 17, 36, 246
sugar bowls. See CATS. 42, 99, 138
Sullivan, Louis, 14
Sundberg, Carl, 328, 419–20
Sundberg-Ferar, Inc., 409, 419
air compressor [CAT. 227], 328, 328
Surrealism, 96, 233, 347–48, 350, 351, 356
Süssmith, Richard: punch bowl [CAT. 23a], 45, 45
Sutton mantle clock [CAT. 37], 69, 69
Swanson, Ronald Saarinen, CAT. 173
Swedish design, 17–18, 226, 227, 235, 367. See also CATS. 2, 149
Swedish Design Society, 17
Swedish National Arts and Crafts Museum, Gothenburg, 168
Swingline toy chest [CAT. 283], 399, 399
syphon bottles. See CAT. 237
Syracuse China, 137
 
T
Table Architecture series [CAT. 106], 166–67, 167
tables: bedside (see CAT. 255)
bridge (see CAT. 33)
cocktail (see CATS. 156, 259)
conservatory (see CAT. 180)
dining (see CAT. 16)
kitchen (see CAT. 69)
occasional (see CAT. 246)
side (see CATS. 139, 167)
tea (see CAT. 189). See also CATS. 60, 65, 116, 130, 145, 265
tape dispenser. See CAT. 221
Taylor, Frederick, 315
Teague, Walter Dorwin, 79, 105, 142, 198, 282, 377, 378, 420
ashtray [CAT. 74], 122–23, 123
Bantam Special camera [CAT. 208], 303, 303
bowls [CAT. 196], 289, 289
centerpiece [CAT. 135], 202, 202–3
Classique Moderne candelabra and bowl [CAT. 137], 204, 204
Embassy stemware [CAT. 146], 223, 223
Lens bowls [CAT. 123], 190, 190–91
Saint Tropez compote [CAT. 151], 228, 228
vases [CAT. 23], 44, 45
teapots [CAT. 144a], 220, 221. See also CATS. 62, 170, 229
tea sets or services. See CATS. 27, 29, 109, 143, 181, 229, 239
tea table. See CAT. 189
Technische Hochschule, Berlin, 360
telephone. See CAT. 210
television, 131
Tennhardt, Elsa, 420
bonbon dish [CAT. 45], 77, 77–78
cocktail shaker and cups [CAT. 44], 76, 76–77
Terrace pattern, 150, 158
Testa, Angelo, 420
IBM Disks pattern [CAT. 287], 402–3, 403
textiles, 85, 379
coverlet (see CAT. 34)
wall hangings (see CATS. 12, 169). See also cotton; fabric lengths; linen; silk
Textolite [FIG. 8], 84, 84
Theobald, Jean G., 420
dinette sets [CATS. 109, 201], 170, 170–71, 294, 294
thermos carafes [CAT. 207], 302, 302
Third International Exhibition of Contemporary Industrial Art (1930–51), 58, 135, 151
Thomas, Seth, Clock Co.: Sutton mantle clock [CAT. 37], 69, 69
Thonet, 295, 337
Thorpe, Donna and John, CAT. 174
Thorpe, Dorothy C., 420
bowl [CAT. 248], 357, 357
Courtney stemware [CAT. 17], 38, 38
Three Elms Workshop, 26
Tiffany, Louis C., Furnaces, 121, 229
Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 229, 236, 368n.4
Tiffany and Co., 198, 249
Century pattern [CAT. 184], 270, 270
1940 New York World’s Fair souvenir spoon [CAT. 186], 272, 272
vanity case [CAT. 18], 39, 39
Tiffin Glass Co., 357
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 9n.9 Today pattern [CAT. 98], 159, 159
toiletware. See CAT. 192
Toledo Scale Co., 282
Tomajan, John S., 200
Tonight Show, The, 132n.3
Towle Manufacturing Co., 23, 288
Contour pattern [CATS. 260, 261], 366, 370, 370–71, 371, 373
Town of Tomorrow (New York, 1939), 6–7, 249
toy chest. See CAT. 283
trains, 98, 104, 118, 143, 314, 330, 398. See also CATS. 87, 88, 123, 229, 230
trays. See CATS. 49, 66, 150
Treasure line, 297
Tribune Co. headquarters, 18, 147
Tricorne pattern [CAT. 239], 341–42, 342
Trifari: clip brooch [CAT. 84], 136, 136
Leaping Fish lapel pin [CAT. 54], 96, 96
Trifari, Gustavo, 136
Trowbridge, C. Rachel, CAT. 78
Troy Sunshade Co., 103
Truman, Bess, 388
Trump, Donald J., CATS. 111, 139, 156
tubular metals, 112
aluminum (see CATS. 70, 180)
steel, 86, 102, 301 (see also CATS. 25, 26, 53, 60, 61, 235, 277, 284)
Turnbull, Gale, 420
Our America tableware [CAT. 215], 309–10, 310
Salamina plate [CAT. 164], 240–41, 241
Tutankhamen, King, 209
Tuttle, Isabelle Hollister, CAT. 2
20th Century Limited, 143
flatware for [CAT. 87], 139, 140
service plate for [CAT. 88], 139, 140
20th Century Modern Furniture (Herman Miller), 117
20th Century Provenance, CAT. 22
 
U
Udall & Ballou, 272
Ujlaki, George S., 343
Ulreich, Eduard Buk, 337
Union Pacific, 328
United Wall Paper Crafts of North America, 80
Universal Potteries Inc.: Stratoware tableware [CAT. 240], 342–43, 343
University of Michigan, 374
University of Southern California, 389
University of Wisconsin, 370
upholstery, 378
leather (see CATS. 10, 102, 182, 279)
webbed (see CATS. 252, 253, 279). See also CATS. 206, 218, 235, 284
Urban, Joseph, 2, 5, 14, 15, 173, 206, 246
U.S. Government, CATS. 111, 139, 156
Useful Objects exhibitions (New York), 250n.17, 265, 274, 335, 379, 392
Usonian houses (Wright) [CAT. 255a], 365, 365
Ute Tribe [CAT. 165], 241–42, 242
 
V
vacuum cleaners. See CAT. 230
Van Alen, William, 147–48, 158, 258
Van Cleef & Arpels, 39
Van Dongen, Kees, 293
Van Doren, Harold, 86, 245, 280, 282, 284n.2, 297, 313, 316
Van Doren, John C., CAT. 127
Van Doren and Rideout, 335
vanity and ottoman. See CAT. 175
vanity case. See CATS. 18, 192
vanity sets. See CATS. 35, 50, 192
Van Koert, John, 420
Contour flatware and hollowware [CATS. 260, 261], 366, 370, 370–71, 371
vases [FIG. 25], 199, 236, 346, 347. See also CATS. 2, 23, 31, 46, 98, 103, 108, 147, 174, 183, 225, 258
Vassos, John [FIG. 10], 116, 282, 420
Contempo, 118, 148
microphone and stand [CAT. 81], 132, 132
portable phonograph [CAT. 79], 129, 130
Vassos, Ruth: Contempo, 118, 148
vegetable dishes. See CATS. 209, 285
Velázquez, Diego, 20
Velila, Ivan, CATS. 111, 139
Vernon Kilns: Our America pattern [CAT. 215], 309–10, 310
Salamina plate [CAT. 164], 240–41, 241, 309
Verrecchio, Gene, 420
brooch [CAT. 13], 34, 34
Verrerie d’Alsace: Hagueneau glass service, 38
Versen, Kurt, 421
table lamp [CAT. 25], 48, 48
Vers une architecture (Le Corbusier), 180, 210, 263
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 236
Victorian design, 238, 316, 351
Victor Talking Machine Co., 129
Vienna Secession, 14, 122
Villon, Jacques, 54
Vindrosen (Wind Rose) plate [CAT. 149a], 226, 226
vinyl, 401. See also CAT. 257
Viscoloid, 84
Viscoloid Co., 92
Vitrolite, 121. See also CAT. 65
Vollmer, Phillip, 41, 186
Volstead Act. See Prohibition
von Moltke, Willo. See Moltke, Willo von
von Nessen, Walter. See Nessen, Walter von
Voodoo (Fischer) [CAT. 82], 133, 133
 
W
Waddell, John C., CATS. 5, 7, 9–11, 14, 17, 20, 21, 23–26, 29–31, 35–47, 49, 50, 53, 56, 61, 63, 64, 70, 74, 76, 79–81, 87–89, 91, 95–106, 109, 110, 112–17, 121–25, 129–39, 143, 146, 147, 150, 157, 160, 170, 171, 173, 174, 176–78, 180–84, 186, 192–99, 201, 202, 205, 207–9, 213, 215, 217–20, 222, 225, 227, 229, 231–33, 236, 237, 239, 240, 246, 255, 269, 283
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn., 218, 293
Wagenfeld, Wilhelm, 48
teapot [CAT. 62a], 104, 105
Wagner, Otto, 155
Wagner Manufacturing Co.: kettle, model no. 4133M [CAT. 233], 335, 335
Walker, Ralph Thomas, 115–16, 421
cocktail service [CAT. 172], 115–16, 257, 257–58
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 248, 371
Wallace, R., and Sons, 42
wall hangings, 168. See also CATS. 12, 169
wall light. See CAT. 125
wallpapers: coordinated fabrics and, 359, 363, 385. See also CAT. 47
Walters, Carl, 25, 421
ewer [CAT. 141], 217, 217
Figure of a Pig [CAT. 8], 26–27, 27
Wamelink, Barbara and William, CAT. 161
War Production Board (WPB), 377–78
Washburn Co.: herb chopper [CAT. 133], 200, 200
watch, handbag. See CAT. 179
watering cans [FIG. 23], 283, 283, 297
Watertown Manufacturing Co., 97
Waugh, Sidney, 123, 421
Agnus Dei vase [CAT. 2], 21, 21
Mariner’s Bowl [CAT. 149], 226, 226
Waverly Products Inc.: Petipoint iron [CAT. 228], 329, 329
Waxel candles [CAT. 197], 290, 290
Wear-Ever kettle [CAT. 203], 109, 181, 296, 296–97
Webb, Aileen Osborn, 380
Weber, Kem, 14, 249, 320, 421
Airline armchair [CAT. 238], 49, 340, 340–41
armchair [CAT. 10], 29, 29–30
Bentlock easy chair, 340
candelabra [CAT. 11], 30, 31
coffee set [CAT. 112], 174, 174
flower bowl [CAT. 113], 174, 174–75
Kem Weber Group armchair [CAT. 102], 163, 163–64
LC-52-A Lounge Chair [CAT. 235], 336–37, 337
Silver Style pattern, 159
vase, Today pattern [CAT. 98], 159, 159
Weidlich Brothers Manufacturing Co.: pitcher [CAT. 38], 70, 70, 71
Weiland, Alfred, 421
portable phonograph [CAT. 79], 129, 130
Weill, Bruno, 337
Welden, William Archibald, 421
Revere Ware [CAT. 270], 386, 386
Welwyn Garden City pattern [CAT. 92a], 151, 152
Westclox Division of General Time (Instruments) Corp.: Big Ben alarm clock [CAT. 213], 308, 308, 328
handbag watch [CAT. 179], 264, 264–65, 424
Western Electric Co.: telephone [CAT. 210], 305, 305
Westmoreland Glass Co.: Jack Frost line, 61
Wheeler, Lester L., 421–22
Aristocrat stapling machine [CAT. 222], 323, 323
Wheelock, Warren Frank, 422
ashtray [CAT. 241], 350, 350
White, William C., 109
White House, Washington, D.C., 388
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 306
Wichita Art Association, 275–76
Widdicomb Furniture Co.: Mesa table [CAT. 265], 375, 375
Wiener Werkstätte, 14–15, 26, 28, 30, 176, 206, 224, 246, 255, 388
Wieselthier, Vally, 14–15, 26
Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (division of International Silver Co.), 309
Diament dinette set [CAT. 109], 170, 170–71, 294
dinette set [CAT. 201], 294, 294
tea or coffee service [CAT. 181], 266–67, 267
Will & Baumer: Waxel candles [CAT. 197], 290, 290
Willard, Marion, 352
Willard Gallery, New York, 352
William Rogers Manufacturing Co. (division of International Silver Co.): 1939 New York World’s Fair Spoon [CAT. 185, FIG. 21], 249, 249, 271, 271
Williams, Selden T., 422
portable phonograph [CAT. 79], 129, 130
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow, 137
wine cooler. See CATS. 155, 159
Winner Manufacturing Co., 400
Wise, John, 218
Withers, Charles C., 370
Wolf, Diane R., CAT. 145
Womb chair [CAT. 284], 400, 400
Women’s Wear textile design competitions, 94, 219n.3
Wood, Beatrice, 390n.1
woodturning. See CATS. 191, 276, 280
Woolworth Building, New York, 146, 147
Woolworths, 93
Works Progress Administration (WPA), 243, 307
World of Art Deco, The (Minneapolis, 1971), 59
world’s fairs, 248–49. See also specific fairs
World War I, 16, 17, 29, 117, 151
World War II, 7, 83, 85, 96, 97, 138, 182, 199, 270, 276, 308, 310, 311, 322, 331, 336, 351, 360, 363, 374, 377–78, 381, 382, 386, 391, 398, 399, 400, 401
medal with themes from (see CAT. 267)
patriotism and, 270, 310, 382
Worle, Alois, 78
Wormley, Edward, 276–77, 380
Wright, Ann, CAT. 126
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 14, 148, 151n.7, 173, 179, 182, 346, 375, 422
bedside tables [CAT. 255], 364, 364–65
side chair for Imperial Hotel, Tokyo [CAT. 28], 59, 59
Usonian houses [CAT. 255a], 365, 365
Wright, Mary, 108, 231, 301, 343, 354
Wright, Russel, 109, 212, 227, 269, 291, 343, 353, 422
American Modern armchair [CAT. 206], 300, 301, 354
American Modern celery plate [CAT. 245], 354, 354
fork [CAT. 126], 193, 193, 195
Libbiloo bookends [CAT. 154], 231, 231
tray [CAT. 66], 108, 108
trencher salts [CAT. 161], 238, 238
Wright Auctions, Chicago, CATS. 211, 235
 
Y
Ypsilanti Reed Co., 301
 
Z
Zaremby, Justin Scott, CAT. 281
Zeisel, Eva, 353, 422
Stratoware tableware [CAT. 240], 342–43, 343
Zenith Radio Corp.: Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear short wave transmitter [CAT. 211], 306, 306–7
Zephyr (train), 98, 320
Zephyr electric clock [CAT. 219], 320, 320
zodiac imagery. See CAT. 150
Zorach, Marguerite and William, 51
Zuni pottery, 160
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