Lester Geis
Adjustable Table Lamp Model No. T-5-G

Adjustable Table Lamp Model No. T-5-G

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Adjustable Table Lamp Model No. T-5-G
DesignerAmerican, 1907–1996
ManufacturerAmerican, active 1938–c. 1970s
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Adjustable Table Lamp Model No. T-5-G
Datec. 1951
Manufactured inNew York City, New York, United States
MediumEnameled metal, brass, and incandescent bulb
Dimensions22 × 14 1/2 × 14 in. (55.9 × 36.8 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of William Neuhaus in his honor
Object number2016.246
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceMark Haddway, Los Angeles; sold through [Sotheby's, New York, December 9, 2005, lot 247]; Kenneth and Jeannie Levy Church, New York; [Weinberg Modern, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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