Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2010
Bubble lamp, H-739
designed 1947; made 1952–79
Designed by George Nelson
Manufactured by Howard Miller Clock Company
Overall: 35.6 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)
Steel, translucent white plastic (polyvinyl acetate and non-drying oil), electrical elements
Classification: Tools & equipment
Object Place: Zeeland, Michigan
Accession number: 2009.4954
Location: The 1940s and 1950s
Provenance/Ownership History: Early history unknown; by 2009, Mark McDonald, 330 Gallery, Hudson, NY; 2009, purchased by the MFA.
Museum purchase with funds donated by James G. Hinkle Jr. and Roy Hammer