Floor lamp for Bixby House
Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber
(American, born in Germany, 1889–1963)
1936–37
Medium/TechniqueBrass, copper, glass, electric wiring, possibly the original cord
DimensionsOverall: 166.4 x 48.3 cm (65 1/2 x 19 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1451
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ProvenanceCommissioned 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)
about 1840–50