Hanging Lamp

Object NameHanging Lamp

Artist Massimo Vignelli (Italian, 1931-2014)

Manufacturer Venini Glassworks

Made FromNon-lead glass

Datedesigned about 1954

Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano

TechniqueBlown, drilled

SizeOverall H: 27.9 cm, Diam: 16 cm

Accession Number61.3.303

Credit LineGift of Venini Glassworks

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass

On ViewModern Gallery

Interpretive Notes

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The decoration on the lamp is known as fasce orrizzontali (horizontal stripes). Popular suspension lamps created by the internationally recognized Italian designer Massimo Vignelli are considered to be iconic examples of 1950s Italian design.

Physical DescriptionHanging Lamp. Colorless, opaque white, transparent red, purple/black, blue, and turquoise glass; blown, drilled. Bell-shaped shade with lipless ground and polished rim; body of white background with alternating colored irregular stripes; narrow circular flattened "base" with drilled circular opening; overall mold marks.
Provenance

Former Collection Venini Glassworks - 1961

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