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"Artichoke" hanging lamp

about 1958–63
Medium/TechniqueCopper, white enamel, stainless steel, aluminum, electrical fittings
DimensionsOverall: 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Mount (1/4" thick stainless steel cable ): 122 x 0.6 cm (4 ft., 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Bernard and Barbara Stern Shapiro
Accession number2004.230
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Provenance1962, purchased by Bernard and Barbara Stern Shapiro, Brookline, MA; 2004, gift of Bernard and Barbara Stern Shapiro to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 2004)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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