Object Notes

The precise circular geometry of this diminutive box represents a dramatic aesthetic shift for American design in the 1920s and a bold departure for its maker, metalsmith Rebecca Cauman.  A glass disk rises vertically within a pewter ring flanked by two smaller pewter disks, all resting upon a gently domed lid sectioned into eight parts by incised lines radiating from

This highly architectonic chair represents one of Kem Weber's most successful designs from the late 1920s, reflecting his interest in European moderne furniture and anticipating his more streamlined creations of the 1930s.  Introduced in 1928 by the Grand Rapids Chair Company as part of "The Kem Weber Group," the chair eschews painted or carved decoration for the bold

The body of this rectangular stand of architectural contour is cut on opposing sides with shelves to hold a telephone and/or books. It is raised on a simple trestle support with ivorine stringing throughout.

As the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus, Isis was the most popular Egyptian goddess. She was widely regarded throughout antiquity as the personification of the ideal wife and protective mother.