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Signature Princess Telephone

This is a telephone. It was after Henry Dreyfuss Associates. It is dated 1993 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is compression-molded abs plastic, metal, electronic components. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

AT&T released the Signature Princess line of telephones after young women expressed renewed interest in the original 1959 design; the 1993 re-release features lighted touchtone push buttons instead of the original rotary dial. Both the Princess and the Signature Princess came in a variety of colors, but the pastel models were the most popular.

This object was donated by AT&T. It is credited Gift of AT&T.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 10.5 x 21.5 x 10 cm (4 1/8 x 8 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Signature Princess Telephone; After Henry Dreyfuss Associates (United States); USA; compression-molded abs plastic, metal, electronic components; H x W x D: 10.5 x 21.5 x 10 cm (4 1/8 x 8 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Gift of AT&T; 1994-50-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.

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