Electric Table Lamp, 1960-1970

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Artifact Overview

Made by the Cooper Lamp Company of Chicago, known for producing high-end lamps for discriminating customers, this lamp is a good example of upper middle-class living room lamps of the 1960s. The swirl design in metal on the ceramic base echoes patterns found in contemporary sculpture, but the imitation grass-cloth plastic shade betrays its intention for the middle-class market.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Table lamp

Date Made

1960-1970

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

86.44.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ceramic (Material)
Wire

Color

Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 26.25 in (Lamp base)
Diameter: 11 in (Lamp base)
Height: 12.25 in (Lamp shade)
Diameter: 13.25 in (Lamp shade)

Inscriptions

on socket key: Levitan