Designer
Jacobus Johannes Pieter (J. J. P.) Oud (Dutch, 1890–1963)Dutch, 1890–1963
ManufacturerManufactured by
W. H. Gispen & Co. (Dutch, active 1916–2016)Dutch, active 1916–2016
CultureDutch
Titles
- Giso Piano Lamp Model No. 404
Datedesigned 1927, manufactured c. 1929–1931
Manufactured inRotterdam, Netherlands
MediumNickel-plated and patinated brass, and bulb
Dimensions4 3/16 × 11 1/4 × 7 9/16 in. (10.6 × 28.5 × 19.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2016, Leo and Karin Shipman, Jan and John Bebout, Brian Hoffner, Ray and Ashley Simpson, Cynthia Toles, and T. L. Marten
Object number2016.114
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Contemporary Dutch Design: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 19–November 25, 2018.
"Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 16, 2021; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, July 2–September 21, 2021.
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