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Torchiere
Paul T. Frankl (American, born in Austria, 1886 – 1958)
about 1931–32
Object Place: New York, New York
Medium/Technique
Aluminum (spun), wood, electrical components
Dimensions
Overall: 167.6 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm (66 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1400
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
InscriptionsCarved into wood base: "MED"
ProvenanceBy 1985, owned by Alan Moss (dealer), New York; sold December 6, 1985 to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts with "documentation included"; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)