General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, SOCKETS INCLUDE MICA & WHAT IS POSSIBLY RESIN-IMPREGNATED PAPER/.2-.4 GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

37.0 cm

Width

33.0 cm

Height

95.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO HOLD & PROVIDE A HOUSING FOR LAMP BULBS & TO CONNECT THEM TO ELECTRICITY - IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ ALSO SERVES A DECORATIVE FUNCTION

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A DECORATIVE DOMESTIC LIGHTING FIXTURE/ THE USE OF ELECTRICITY FOR HOME LIGHTING GOES BACK TO THE 1880'S, BUT DID NOT BECOME WIDESPREAD UNTIL THE EARLY DECADES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 SHADE HOLDERS MK'D 'PAT'D SEP. 23.90.' & 'MADE IN U.S.A.'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 DULL, DARKISH BRASS COLOUR, SOME SPOTS OF BRIGHTER BRASS COLOUR/ CHAIN IS MOSTLY RUSTY COLOUR, APPEARS TO HAVE SILVER COLOUR IN SPOTS/.2-.4 LIGHT & DARK PINK SWIRLED TOGETHER, SMOOTHFINISH ON INSIDE, PEBBLED ON OUTSIDE

Decoration

.1 UNDER EACH ARM IS CHERUB HEAD & WINGS, ACANTHUS LEAF CURVES OUT & AROUND FROM THIS/ CUPPED AROUND EACH SOCKET ARE 4 ACANTHUS LEAVES/ FINIAL IS OUTLINE OF TEARDROP SHAPE, DECORATED WITH RAISED FLOWERS/ WIDE BORDER AROUND EDGE OF CANOPY WITH SCROLLS & PARALLEL LINES/.2-.4 HAVE PINK SWIRLED PATTERN, 'PANEL' SIDES