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Frank Irwin
'California Contempora' beverage server (3480) in 'Freeform' shapecirca 1955

Not on view
Ceramic pitcher and cup with matte white glaze, each decorated with an abstract motif of looping black lines and coral, teal, and gray geometric shapes
Ceramic tableware set with matte white glaze: a tall tapered pitcher, a small tumbler, and an asymmetrical boat-shaped dish with open handles, each decorated with matching mid-century abstract motifs in pink, teal, black, and gray interlocking lines and biomorphic shapes.
Designed by
Frank Irwin
United States, active 20th century
Manufacturer
Metlox Manufacturing Company
United States, California, Manhattan Beach, active 1927-1989
Title
'California Contempora' beverage server (3480) in 'Freeform' shape
Date Made
circa 1955
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 15 1/4 in. (38.74 cm); Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Fund and partial gift of Bill Stern
Accession Number
M.2010.91.4
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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