lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Quezal Art Glass & Decorating Co.

Made FromGlass

Date1901-1925

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, applied decoration, tooled, ground

SizeH: 12.9 cm, D(max): 9.4 cm

Accession Number96.4.133

Credit LineBequest of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransluscent opal glass; mold-blown, applied decoration, tooled, and ground. Waisted ovoid shape; form circular flared and waisted gorund "fitter rim" rounded shoulder and body swell and then taper to very slightly waisted and flared base rim edged with five unevenly spaced notches; body is divided into sections by faintly molded ribs; five short gold trailed "double-pulled" trailed feathers extend from "fitter rim" to opal border; iridized interior and exterior; inside of "fitter rim" engraved "Quezal".
Provenance

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