Lampshade

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Object Name: 
Lampshade
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
97.4.158
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 12.2 cm, Large End Diam: 14.5 cm, Small End Diam: 5.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1900-1997
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Charles K. Bassett
Primary Description: 
Gold 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 splays slightly before flaring out and descending almost vertically at bottom; bottom rim has rounded edge divided into ten vestigial scallops. Wall decorated from top to bottom with ten vertical ribs, which meet bottom rim at centers of scallops. Glass has gold outer surface with iridescent highlights. Top closed with yellow resinous substance (epoxy?), which has dripped down inside of wall.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Bassett Estate, Charles K., Source
1984-06-28
Category: 
Crystal City
Color: 
gold
Technique: 
mold-blown, iridized