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Electric lamp, flat backplate with two horizontal rods and two black cylindrical wood cuffs. Half round shade. Attached to double desk in study [1984.135.1]
electric lamps (lighting device forms)
plating (metal coating)
steel (alloy)
wood (plant material)
Modern (styles and periods)
Lamp, Electric
Original To Bauhaus Director's House,
Brandt, Marianne (Designer)
Bauhaus Metal Workshop (Manufacturer)
Dessau, Germany
1 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 9 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Ise Gropius
1984.136.2
Title Desk Accession Number 1984.135.1
Title Electric Lamp Accession Number 1984.136.1
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