Poul Henningsen
PH 2/2 Piano Lamp

PH 2/2 Piano Lamp

© 1931 Estate of Poul Henningsen

PH 2/2 Piano Lamp
PH 2/2 Piano Lamp
DesignerDanish, 1894–1967
ManufacturerDanish, established 1874
CultureDanish
Titles
  • PH 2/2 Piano Lamp
Date1931
MediumPatinated brass, glass, and bulb
Dimensions12 × 19 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (30.5 × 49.5 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston, the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust Fund, the Decorative Arts Endowment Fund, and the GRITS Foundation
Object number2018.441
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Denmark; [Modernity, Stockholm], purchased by MFAH, 2018.
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
N/A
On underside - "Patented" "P.H.-2"
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