"Papillona" Floor Lamp
Decorative Arts and Design
MAKER
Tobia Scarpa, Italian
MEDIUM
Die-cast aluminum, plastic, and glass
DATES
design 1977, manufactured 1983â1984
DIMENSIONS
75 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (191.8 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Molded into both pieces of underside of base: "FLOS / PAPILLONA 750 / DESIGN REGISTERED / MADE IN ITALY / MAX 500W -" HL / GS (within irregular circle)." Paper label on under side of base: "ai / Atelier / International / Limited / 225 Express St. / Plainview, N.Y. / 11803 / Made in U.S.A. / under license / from / FLOS (within square)."
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
84.119
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Atelier International, Ltd.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Tobia Scarpa (Italian). "Papillona" Floor Lamp, design 1977, manufactured 1983â1984. Die-cast aluminum, plastic, and glass, 75 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (191.8 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Atelier International, Ltd., 84.119. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.119_bw.jpg)
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