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Counter-balance table lamp
Counter-balance table lamp

Counter-balance table lamp

William Lescaze (American, born in Switzerland, 1896–1969)
designed about 1934
Object PlaceNew York, Probably New York
Medium/TechniqueChrome-plated metal, paper/parchment shade (replaced)
DimensionsOverall (without shade): 63.5 x 15.9 x 7.6 cm (25 x 6 1/4 x 3 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2010.947
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1987, Fifty/50, New York; 1987, sold by Fifty/50 to John Axelrod; 2010, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 2010)
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