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Table Lamp

1950-1960 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

table lamp, steel, the frame painted black is constructed of a steel rod placed at a 45° angle within two narrower steel rods, curved to form an arc. The straight rod with a rubber grommet at the base, contains the twin core flex and is surmounted, at an angle to the main shaft, by a simple Bakelite socket with a plain moulding, containing a bayonet fitting. At the base of the curved arc is a rectangular loop, set at right angles to provide lateral stability. The top of the curved section drops sharply downwards, forming a stirrup which loops around the straight shaft supporting the socket. The steel shade forms the segment of a sphere and has a large, circular aperture at an oblique angle through the top. The shade is attached to the two curved rods by two screws, secured to a narrow rectangular plate beneath by threaded bolts. The interior of the shade is painted white. The external surface is painted a pale grey with a white splattered effect


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Steel, rubber and Bakelite.
Brief description
Table lamp, steel, Holland, Eindhoven, Phillips Electrical Industries, ca.1950-60.
Physical description
table lamp, steel, the frame painted black is constructed of a steel rod placed at a 45° angle within two narrower steel rods, curved to form an arc. The straight rod with a rubber grommet at the base, contains the twin core flex and is surmounted, at an angle to the main shaft, by a simple Bakelite socket with a plain moulding, containing a bayonet fitting. At the base of the curved arc is a rectangular loop, set at right angles to provide lateral stability. The top of the curved section drops sharply downwards, forming a stirrup which loops around the straight shaft supporting the socket. The steel shade forms the segment of a sphere and has a large, circular aperture at an oblique angle through the top. The shade is attached to the two curved rods by two screws, secured to a narrow rectangular plate beneath by threaded bolts. The interior of the shade is painted white. The external surface is painted a pale grey with a white splattered effect
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.5cm
  • Width: 36.7cm
Style
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
83908 AB MADE IN HOLLAND 260V (Stamped on the rim of the Bakelite socket)
Credit line
Given by Micahel Snodin.
Bibliographic reference
Lesley Jackson, The New Look, Design in the Fifties, London, Thames and Hudson, 1991, p.136. ill.
Collection
Accession number
M.32-1992

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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