Light Fitting

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Artist/Maker	Holman, Oswald (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Lampshade, in two parts. The lower part is a rounded white plastic bowl shape with a brass plate at the bottom with a frame for the light fitting. The top section of the shade which rests on the lower section is a pleated PVC cone

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Categories	Plastic Lighting Interiors
Object type	Light fitting
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Light Fitting Lampshade
Materials and techniques	PVC Pleating Welding Sewing
Brief description	Light fitting, pleated PVC; Oswald Holman, Britain, 1950-1951; Festival of Britain
Physical description	Lampshade, in two parts. The lower part is a rounded white plastic bowl shape with a brass plate at the bottom with a frame for the light fitting. The top section of the shade which rests on the lower section is a pleated PVC cone
Dimensions	Diameter: 53.3cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers) Width: 24.1cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
Credit line	Given by P.E.M. Sharp
Object history	Given to the V&A in 1975 by P.E.M Sharp Esq. [75/2755]
Association	Festival of Britain
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	W.86-1975

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O321554/light-fitting-holman-oswald/

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