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1973

  • Work on this object began.

1992

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Paraplu Lamp

This is a Lamp. It was designed by Gijs Bakker. It is dated 1973 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is chrome-plated metal, silk (synthetic), electrical components. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Helen W. Drutt English and Gijs Bakker. It is credited Gift of Gijs Bakker and Helen W. Drutt English.

Its dimensions are

72.3 x 23 cm (28 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Paraplu Lamp; Designed by Gijs Bakker (Dutch, b.1942); Netherlands; chrome-plated metal, silk (synthetic), electrical components; 72.3 x 23 cm (28 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.); Gift of Gijs Bakker and Helen W. Drutt English; 1992-179-1

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