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Electric Lamp

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1937-1939

GUSN

GUSN-62108

Description

Wht. dish shpd. shade; chromd. socket top; lattice expansion arm.

Details

Descriptive Terms

electric lamps (lighting device forms)
fiberglass
plastic (organic material)
steel (alloy)
Fiberglass
Plastic
Steel
LAMP, ELECTRIC

Associated Building

Original to Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Possibly Bauhaus Metal Workshop (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Dessau, Germany

Dimensions

14.625 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.321

Places

Probably

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