Designer
Walter Dorwin Teague American, 1883–1960
Designer
Frank Del GiudiceAmerican, 1917–1993
ManufacturerManufactured by
Polaroid CorporationAmerican, 1937–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Executive Desk Lamp Model No. 114
DateDesigned 1939, made 1939–1941
PlaceCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MediumBakelite, aluminum, cellulose film, and bulb
Dimensions12 7/8 × 11 5/8 × 10 1/4 in. (32.7 × 29.5 × 26 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton in memory of her father
Object number2007.468
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.
"Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 16, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on the underside - see photocopy in Acc. file:
"(Polaroid trademark logo) POLAROID (trademark) / DESK LAMP 114 / • / ... POLAROID CORP., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. / Ffd. under U. S. Pat. Nos. 1,918,848, ... / 2,168,221. Other patents / and design patents pending. Patented in foreign countries. / ...T. M. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made in U. S. A. / Fm. #149 Printed in U. S. A."
Stamped on the on/off switch plate: "POLAROID (trademark symbol)... "
"(Polaroid trademark logo) POLAROID (trademark) / DESK LAMP 114 / • / ... POLAROID CORP., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. / Ffd. under U. S. Pat. Nos. 1,918,848, ... / 2,168,221. Other patents / and design patents pending. Patented in foreign countries. / ...T. M. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made in U. S. A. / Fm. #149 Printed in U. S. A."
Stamped on the on/off switch plate: "POLAROID (trademark symbol)... "
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