lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 15.5 cm, D(top): 5.4 cm, (max): 12.1 cm, (bottom): 10.9 cm

Accession Number97.4.134

Credit LineBequest of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionGold glass; mold-blown, iridized. Lampshade: bell-shaped. Top rim short and everted, with flat upper surface made by grinding; wall curves out and down at top, then descends almost vertically before bulging and curving in at bottom; bottom rim splayed, with rounded edge divided onto ten faint scallops; wall decorated from top to bottom with ten vertical ribs, which curve toward left at top and meet bottom rim at centers of scallops. Glass has gold surfaces with iridescent highlights; incomplete acid-stamped mark on inside of top rim: fleur-de-lys with superimposed ribbon inscribed STEUBEN.
Provenance

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