lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Quezal Art Glass & Decorating Co.

Made FromGlass

Date1901-1925

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, applied decoration, tooled, ground

SizeH: 17.7 cm, D(max): 13.3 cm

Accession Number96.4.103

Credit LineBequest of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent gold lustre cased with translucent opal glass; mold-blown, applied decoration, tooled, and ground. Ovoid lily shape; from circular, flared and waisted, ground "fitter rim" sloping curved shoulder swells into elongated body which curves concavely and broadly flares at scalloped, circular base rim; body is divided into ten sections by subtly molded ribs; five gold-bordered, green, "double-pulled" trailed feathers extend from "fitter rim" to opal border; iridized interior and exterior surfaces; inside of "fitter rim" engraved "Quezal".
Provenance

Source Estate of Charles K. Bassett - 1984-06-28