Designer
Gabriele De Vecchi (Italian, born 1938)Italian, born 1938
Designer
Corinna Morandi (Italian, born 1947)Italian, born 1947
Maker
Argenteria De Vecchi (Italian, established 1935)Italian, established 1935
CultureItalian
Titles
- "New Form" Lamp
Date1971
PlaceItaly
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 13 × 3 3/4 in. (26.7 × 33 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2008.127
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Recent Accessions in Design," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, August 16, 2009 - February 21, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Maker's stamp on underside: " 925 [in an oval]" and " * 665 HI [in a rectangle]" flanking "DE VECCHI". See photo.
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