lampshade

Object NameLampshade

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1997

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, iridized

SizeH: 13 cm, D(top): 5.6 cm, (max., shoulder): 11 cm, (bottom): 9.5 cm

Accession Number97.4.140

Credit LineBequest of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionGold glass; mold-blown, iridized. Lampshade shaped like mushroom. Top rim is short and everted, and has ten sides, with flat upper surface finished by grinding; shoulder slopes with overhanging ten-sided edge; wall descends vertically to ten-sided bottom rim with rounded edge. Wall decorated from top to bottom with ten narrow vertical ribs which meet bottom edge at junctions of sides. Transparent glass has rich gold outer surface with iridescent highlights.
Provenance

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