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Bubble Lighting Fixture

Designer George Nelson (American, 1908 - 1986)
Manufacturer Howard Miller Clock Company (American, founded 1926)
Datedesigned 1952
MediumSteel, possibly aluminum, copper alloy, plastic, and plant fibers
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 × 13 inches (42.55 × 33.02 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Operations Division
Object number2006.17
On View
Not on view
DescriptionThe lamp is formed with 48 steel ribs that create an oval cylinder shape. The steel form is covered with a skin of off-white, translucent, fibrous sprayed, plastic material that sits on a 3" tall base consisting of three brass-colored legs in a tripod formation.
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