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Desk lamp
Designed by: Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989)
Manufactured by: Deskey-Vollmer, Inc. (active 1927–1931)
Manufactured by: Deskey-Vollmer, Inc. (active 1927–1931)
designed about 1928; made 1928–1931
Object Place: New York, New York
Medium/Technique
Aluminum, lacquered wood, parchment
Dimensions
Overall (with shade): 44.5 x 21 x 20.3 cm (17 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1383
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionThe base is composed of a square wooden post that is bisected by five evenly spaced, square, aluminum slats, which extend as platforms around the post. The base supports the lighting fixture, hidden behind a cubic parchment shade, 8" a side. The edges of the cube are lined with wood. When lit, the parchment diffuses the light so that the entire cube appears illuminated. An electric cord extends from the rear of the lamp's base.
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)