Shade, lamp
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OPAL/3.25 IN. BASE
- DATE
- 1885–1915
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0388.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- OPALESCENT GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 12.5 cm
- Height
- 12.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lighting device parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
TYPE OF SHADE USED ON ELECTRIC LUMINAIRE AT TURN OF 19TH C. IN CANADA. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO. INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO, AFTER 1880 IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATER REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING. - Function
-
PART OF ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH DIFFUSES LIGHT FROM BULB INTO SURROUNDING AREA. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF PAINTED LAMPSHADE OF LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH C. ACCORDING TO L. LAMBERT, APPRAISER, IT IS UNLIKELY THIS SHADE WAS ORIGINALLY USED WITH GAS BECAUSE PAINTED DECORATION WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY HEAT (REF. 1). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- HANDWRITTEN LETTERING READING "COLLECTORS/ ITEM/ HAND PAINTED/ 3 pcs 75 [CENTS]"
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- GLOSSY WHITE
- Decoration
- CHAIN OF BLUE & ORANGE FLOWERS LINKED BY GREEN FOLIAGE ENCIRCLING WIDE END OF SHADE
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Unknown Manufacturer, Shade, lamp, circa 1885–1915, Artifact no. 1998.0388, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0388.001/
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