Designer
Aldo van den Nieuwelaar (Dutch, 1944–2010)Dutch, 1944–2010
ManufacturerManufactured by
Artimeta (Dutch, established c. 1950)Dutch, established c. 1950
CultureDutch
Titles
- TC6 Lamp
Datedesigned 1969, made 1972–1979
MediumMetal, paint, and bulb
DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 × 16 1/8 × 1 15/16 in. (40 × 41 × 5 cm)
Base: 8 × 8 1/8 × 1 13/16 in. (20.3 × 20.6 × 4.6 cm)
Base: 8 × 8 1/8 × 1 13/16 in. (20.3 × 20.6 × 4.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2020
Object number2020.104
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Sold on www.marktplaats.nl (Dutch Ebay)
Acquired by XYZ Gallery, The Netherlands c. 2017
MFAH Purchase 2020
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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