A Century of Design, Part II: 1925–1950

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"39" Chaise Longue, 1936–37
Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898–1976)
Manufacturer: Artek Oy
Molded birch plywood, cotton webbing; 60 x 24 1/4 x 28 7/8 in. (152.4 x 61.6 x 73.3 cm.), seat H. 10 5/8 inches (27 cm.)
Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr. Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1985 (1985.211)

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The Stockholm Exhibition: Advertising Mast, 1930
Erik Gunnar Asplund (Swedish, 1885–1940)
Ink and gouache on blue-painted board; 24 1/4 x 14 in. (61.6 x 35.5 cm)
Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1984 (1984.1168.3)

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Tea Infuser (Tee-Extraktk‰nnchen) and Strainer, ca. 1924
Marianne Brandt (German, 1893–1983)
Silver, ebony; H. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
The Beatrice G. Warren and Leila W. Redstone Fund, 2000 (2000.63a–c)

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"Girls Playing Ball"
Vase with Tray, designed 1920, manufactured 1927
Edward Hald (Swedish, 1883–1980)
Manufacturer: Orrefors Glasbruk
Engraved glass; a) H. 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm), Diam. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm); d) Diam. 11 9/16 in. (29.4 cm)
Gift of Peter M. Brant, 1974 (1974.373.1ab)

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Carpet, ca. 1929
E. McKnight Kauffer (American, 1891–1954)
Wool, jute; 82 3/4 x 46 1/8 in. (210.2 x 117.2 cm)
The Cynthia Hazen Polsky Fund, 1992 (1992.64)

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"MR" Armchair, 1927
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (American, born Germany, 1886–1969)
Chrome-plated steel, painted caning; 31 1/2 x 22 x 37 in. (80 x 55.9 x 94 cm)
Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr. Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1980 (1980.351)

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Inkwell, 1929–30
Eva Zeisel (American, born Hungary 1906)
Manufacturer: Schramberger Majolika Fabrik
Glazed earthenware; 3 3/8 x 9 x 9 3/8 in. (8.6 x 22.9 x 23.8 cm)
Gift of the artist, 1995 (1995.440a–c)