Desk Lamp

• Artist: Gilbert Rohde (Designer)
• Medium: Chrome-plated steel, painted brass
• Geographical Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1933
• Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 13 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (17.5 x 34.6 x 5.7 cm)
• Markings: no marks
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 17, Shelf K
• Accession Number: 87.121
• Image: 87.121_transp2885.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Desk lamp, chrome-plated steel and brass. C-shaped base composed of three contiguous chrome-plated steel rods; the center rod curves and rises in C-shape to carry a straight, cylindrical brass shade painted black (parallel to base). Bottom of hollow shade is flat with incandescent bulb fitting within. CONDITION: Worn with many scratches to painted shade; chrome worn off over much of base.