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Decorative Arts and Design

Lamp

Possibly Walter von Nessen

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Caption

Possibly Walter von Nessen (American, born Germany, 1889–1943). Lamp, ca. 1935. Aluminum, plastic resin (Bakelite), brass, glass, 20 x 8 x 8 in. (50.8 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 85.78.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Lamp

Date

ca. 1935

Geography

Place manufactured: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Medium

Aluminum, plastic resin (Bakelite), brass, glass

Classification

Light

Dimensions

20 x 8 x 8 in. (50.8 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

no marks

Credit Line

H. Randolph Lever Fund

Accession Number

85.78.2

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Artists and makers

Walter von Nessen

12 works in the collection

Pattyn Products Company

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