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Table lamp for Bixby House

(American, born in Germany, 1889–1963)
1936–37
Medium/TechniquePolished brass, polished copper
DimensionsOverall: 51.44 x 33.66 cm (20 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1275
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1936-37, commissioned for the Edwin Bixby Sr. House, Kansas City, Missouri; by 1986, Lillian Nassau Ltd., New York, NY; September 29, 1986, purchased from Lillian Nassau by John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum.; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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1936–37
Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber
designed 1928
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designed 1928
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designed 1928–29
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