lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 12.3 cm, D(top): 5.7 cm, (bottom): 12 cm

Accession Number97.4.163

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 descends almost vertically; bottom rim curves down and out, with rounded edge divided into ten shallow scallops. Wall decorated from top to bottom with ten vertical ribs, which meet bottom rim at centers of scallops. Glass has gold surfaces with iridescent highlights.
Provenance

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