General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

104.0 cm

Width

44.0 cm

Height

24.0 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1900-1920

Canada

TYPE OF GAS LUMINAIRE USED IN URBAN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. 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 DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.

Function

LIGHTING DEVICE ATTACHED TO CEILING WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA GAS FLAME.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF ORNATE GAS LUMINAIRE. GASLIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADIAN CITIES TO LIGHT STREETS, FIRST IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & IN TORONTO IN 1848, & LATER FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING AS WELL. BY 1880S, USE OF ELECTRICITY HAD SPREAD TO CANADA FROM U.S., EVENTUALLY REPLACING GAS LIGHTING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE APPARENT

Missing

.1 1 PART OF CEILING HANGER BROKEN/ .6 1 LEAF MISSING, 1 LEAF DETACHED

Finish

PAINTED GOLD

Decoration

.1 LOWER ORB IS CUT AWAY TO FORM ROSETTES, SPIRALS, CURVILINEAR DESIGNS, SOLID CENTRE BAND HAS RAISED FLEUR-DE-LYS PATTERN; CUT AWAY DESIGN ON PLATE; FLORAL DESIGN ON RING; GROOVED PARALLEL LINES ON TUBE/.2 CUT AWAY DESIGN/.3.-.6 EACH ARM HAS METAL PIECE ATTACHED AT BURNER CONSISTING OF 4 LEAVES; GROOVES, SPIRALS, CURVILINEAR DESIGNS, CUT AWAY KEY