Object Details
Designer
Greta Magnusson Grossman, American, born Sweden, 1906 – 1999
Manufacturer
Ralph O. Smith Co., American
Description
Popularly titled “Double Cobra,” this lamp’s two red painted metal shades extend from a circular red base by flexible chrome-plated steel arms; base contains light switch.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Women's History Initiative and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Date
ca. 1948
Accession Number
2020-14-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
lighting
Decorative Arts
Object Name
lamp
Type
lamp
Medium
steel, chrome, paint
Dimensions
H x W x D: 64.5 × 27.9 × 23.2 cm (25 3/8 in. × 11 in. × 9 1/8 in.)
manufactured in
Burbank, California, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2020-14-1