Bridge Table, from the John Philip Meyer House, Saint Louis, Missouri
- Designer
- Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
- Maker
- John A. Rausch, American (born Germany), 1904–1980
- Date
- 1936–38
- Classification
- Furniture
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 30 x 36 1/4 x 36 1/4 in. (76.2 x 92.1 x 92.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Alice S. Gerdine
- Rights
- Courtesy Eames Office, LLC
- Object Number
- 62:2005
Provenance
1936-38 - 2005
John Philip Meyer (1899-1960), Alice S. Meyer Gerdine (1905–2005), and Leigh Gerdine (1918–2002) St. Louis, MO, USA, commissioned from Charles Eames [1]
2005 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Alice Strauch Gerdine Revocable Trust [2]
Notes:
[1] Mr. and Mrs. John Philip Meyer commissioned Charles Eames to design the home and dining room and living room furnishings at 4 Deacon Drive in Huntleigh, St. Louis, in 1936-38; the chairs belonged to the bridge set that was part of the original furnishings. Upon the death of Mr. Meyer, and during her subsequent move to another home and remarriage to Leigh Gerdine, Alice S. Meyer Gerdine retained the bridge set ["Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision, 1925-1950." New York: Abrams, 1983, p. 108-109, fig. 93].
[2] See Deed of Gift dated August 31, 2005 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 20, 2005.
John Philip Meyer (1899-1960), Alice S. Meyer Gerdine (1905–2005), and Leigh Gerdine (1918–2002) St. Louis, MO, USA, commissioned from Charles Eames [1]
2005 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Alice Strauch Gerdine Revocable Trust [2]
Notes:
[1] Mr. and Mrs. John Philip Meyer commissioned Charles Eames to design the home and dining room and living room furnishings at 4 Deacon Drive in Huntleigh, St. Louis, in 1936-38; the chairs belonged to the bridge set that was part of the original furnishings. Upon the death of Mr. Meyer, and during her subsequent move to another home and remarriage to Leigh Gerdine, Alice S. Meyer Gerdine retained the bridge set ["Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision, 1925-1950." New York: Abrams, 1983, p. 108-109, fig. 93].
[2] See Deed of Gift dated August 31, 2005 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 20, 2005.