lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 11.1 cm, D(top): 5.6 cm, (bottom): 12.5 cm

Accession Number97.4.156

Credit LineBequest of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionGold glass; mold-blown, iridized. Lampshade: bell-shaped. Top rim short and everted, with flat upper surface finished by grinding; wall curves out and down, then descends almost vertically before splaying and curving down and in at bottom; bottom rim is ten-sided and has plain, rounded edge. Wall decorated from top to bottom with ten vertical ribs, which meet bottom rim at junctions of sides. Transparent glass has gold outer surface with iridescent highlights; incomplete acid-stamped mark on inside of top rim: fleur-de-lis with superimposed ribbon inscribed STEUBEN.
Provenance

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