lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 12.3 cm, D(top): 5.5 cm, (max.): 13.8 cm, (bottom): 12 cm

Accession Number97.4.148

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 has plain, rounded edge. Wall decorated from top to bottom with ten vertical ribs. 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