lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 12.1 cm, D(top): 5.7 cm, (max.): 9.4 cm, (bottom): 8.7 cm

Accession Number97.4.170

Credit LineBequest of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionGold glass; mold-blown, iridized. Lampshade: egg-shaped. Top rim is short and everted, with flat upper surface finished by grinding; wall curves out and down, then tapers slightly before flaring at bottom; bottom rim has plain, rounded edge. Wall decorated with ten very faint vertical ridges. Transparent glass has gold outer surface with some yellowish and copper-colored iridescence; 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