Lampshade

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Object Name: 
Lampshade
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
96.4.202
Dimensions: 
H: 12 cm, Diam(upper rim): 5.7 cm, (lower rim): 7.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1904-1933
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Charles K. Bassett
Primary Description: 
Glass probably colorless, surfaces gold, with iridescence; mold-blown, iridized. Lampshade: bell-shaped. Upper rim everted, with top of lip ground flat; wall curves out and down at top, then splays, and curves in at bottom; lower rim has rounded lip. Exterior and interior surfaces iridized. Trace of silver trademark on insid eof upper rim: Fleur-de-lys with cartouche inscribed STEUBEN.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Bassett Estate, Charles K., Source
1984-06-28
Color: 
Probably colorless, gold
Technique: 
mold-blown, iridized
Inscription: 
Steuben fleur de lys
Trademark