lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 12.1 cm, D(top): 5.6 cm, (bottom): 10.2 cm

Accession Number97.4.169

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 at top, then bulges and tapers, before flaring at bottom; bottom rim has ten shallow scallops and rounded edge. Wall is decorated from top to bottom with ten vertical ribs, which meet bottom edge at centers of scallops. Transparent glass has gold outer surface with iridescent highlights; 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