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Daniel Gale Turnbull
'Ultra California' coffeepotcirca 1937

Not on view
Glossy cornflower blue ceramic coffeepot with a tapered cylindrical body, looped handle with scroll detail, angled spout, and fitted lid
Two ceramic vessels against a white background: a periwinkle blue coffeepot with a tapered body, angled spout, flat lid, and square-edged handle, placed in front of a tall cylindrical orange-glazed vase with raised horizontal ridges near the top.
Two ceramic vessels: a blue glazed coffeepot with angled spout, loop handle, and fitted lid at left; a tall cylindrical orange glazed vase with horizontal raised bands near the top at right.

Daniel Gale Turnbull, Vernon Kilns, 'Ultra California' coffeepot, circa 1937, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Fund and partial gift of Bill Stern, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designed by
Daniel Gale Turnbull
United States, active United States, California, Vernon, 1886-1964
Manufacturer
Vernon Kilns
United States, California, Vernon, 1931-1958
Title
'Ultra California' coffeepot
Date Made
circa 1937
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
a-b): 8 3/8 × 8 1/4 × 5 in. (21.27 × 20.96 × 12.7 cm) Diameter (a) Lid): 3 1/2 in. (8.89 cm) Height (a) Lid): 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm) b) Pot: 7 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 5 in. (19.37 × 20.96 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Fund and partial gift of Bill Stern
Accession Number
M.2010.91.7a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014

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