Desk lamp
William Lescaze
(American, born in Switzerland, 1896–1969)
Kurt Versen Company
(active about 1933–2008)
designed about 1932
Object PlaceEnglewood, New Jersey
Medium/TechniqueChrome-plated steel; enameled brass, glass
DimensionsOverall: 34.3 x 57.8 x 16.5 cm (13 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1412
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceDesigned and made for the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building by Howe and Lescaze, part of "accessories for the executive's desk"; by 1987, owned by Fifty/50 (gallery), New York, New York; November 19, 1987, sold by Fifty/50 to 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)
