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Table lamp
Table lamp

Table lamp

Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989)
Deskey-Vollmer, Inc. (active 1927–1931)
designed 1927–28; produced 1927–31
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueSilverplated brass, glass, electrical fittings
DimensionsOverall: 33 x 11.1 x 13.3 cm (13 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2008.1416
On View
On view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1987, owned by Fifty/50 (gallery), New York, New York; 1987, sold by Fifty/50 to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, given by John Axelrod to the MFA at part of The John Axelrod Collection (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)
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