lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 14 cm, D(top): 5.5 cm, (bottom): 14.2 cm

Accession Number97.4.136

Credit LineBequest of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionGold glass; mold-blown, iridized. Lampshade: bell-shaped. Top rim is short and everted, with flat upper surface finished by grinding; wall curves out and down at top, then descends almost vertically, before splaying at bottom; bottom rim is ten-sided, with rounded lip. Wall is decorated from top to bottom with ten vertical ribs, which meet bottom rim at junctions of pairs of sides. Transparent glass has rich 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