Lamp [Saturn motif]

Name:

LAMP

Lamp [Saturn motif]

1933

Country:

Italy Milan

Accession:

86.13.37

Giò (Giovanni) Ponti Designer Pietro Chiesa Designer S. A. Luigi Fontana & Co. Manufacturer

Collection:

Object

Industrial Design

Art Deco

Subject:

Lighting/Lighting Design , Metal/Metal Design , Industrial Design

Inches 20-1/4 15-1/2 diameter, Centimeters 51.4 39.4 diameter

Credit Line:

The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection

URL:

86.13.37.JPG

Tags:

Industrial Design~Art Deco

Overall blue and white opaque glass globular lamp with acid-etched clear glass rings around body representing the planet Saturn; chrome plated metal arrow pierces body and burl wood circular frame surrounds globe; mounted on a circular chrome base.

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Title : Lamp [Saturn motif]
Artist: Giò (Giovanni) Ponti Designer Pietro Chiesa Designer S. A. Luigi Fontana & Co. Manufacturer
Accession: 86.13.37
Country: Italy Milan
Date: 1933
Dimensions: Inches 20-1/4 15-1/2 diameter, Centimeters 51.4 39.4 diameter
Collection: Object
Category: Industrial Design
Collection Theme: Art Deco
Subject: Lighting/Lighting Design , Metal/Metal Design , Industrial Design
Credit Line: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
URL: 86.13.37.JPG
Tags: Industrial Design~Art Deco

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