This lamp is a wonderful example of the "machine age" aesthetic, popular in the United States between the two world wars. Art and the machine become one as the geometric shapes of industrial parts inspired the forms of domestic objects.

Attributed to Walter von Nessen, designer American, b. Germany, 1899–1943 Pattyn Products Co., manufacturer American, active first half of 20th century Table lamp, ca. 1935 aluminum, Bakelite, and glass H. 20 x Diam. 8 in. (50.8 x 20.3 cm) Carnegie Museum of Art