lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 11.3 cm, D(top): 5.5 cm, (max.): 12.4 cm, W(bottom): 10.6 cm

Accession Number97.4.146

Credit LineBequest of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionGold glass; mold-blown, iridized. Lampshade: bell-shaped, with square mouth. Top rim short and everted, with rounded edge, and flat upper surface finished by grinding; wall curves out and down at top, then descends steeply before splaying, bulging slightly, then curving down and in; bottom rim plain, with rounded edge. 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