Cocktail Table
Designer
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings(American, born England, 1909–1976)American, born England, 1909–1976
CommissionerCommissioned by
Carol A. Straus(American, 1912–2014)American, 1912–2014
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Cocktail Table
Datec. 1946
MediumOak and glass
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 64 1/2 × 46 1/2 in. (49.5 × 163.8 × 118.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Susan and Fayez S. Sarofim
Object number2021.69
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Published References Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings, "Strauss [sic] residence living room design sketches". Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings papers, 1915-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution James Buresh, "T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings: Timeless Mid-Century Modern Design", Archives of American Art Journal, vol. 48, no. 1/2 (Spring 2009), p. 33 Stephen Fox and Richard Cheek, The Country Houses of John F. Staub (College Station: Texas A&M UP, 2007), pp. 293-294. Illustrated in situ of the Straus House, 1814 Larchmont Road, Houston, Texas, House & Garden, March, 1950, p. 97. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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