Shade, lamp

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OBJECT TYPE: FROSTED/4 IN. BASE
DATE: 1885–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0390.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MOULDED GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.7 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 10.4 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: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF SHADE USED FOR GAS FIXTURES IN URBAN CANADIAN HOMES. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, GAS MFR. & DISTRIBUTOR, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO CITY OF 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: PART OF LIGHTING FIXTURE WHICH SHIELDS GAS FLAME & DIFFUSES LIGHT FROM FLAME INTO SURROUNDING AREA.
Technical: SHADE IS TYPICAL OF MISSION STYLE LUMINAIRE POPULAR FROM C. 1910-1920. IT COULD ALSO BE PRECURSOR OF MISSION OR ARTS & CRAFTS STYLE. GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADIAN CITIES TO LIGHT STREETS, IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & IN TORONTO IN 1848, & LATER FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING. BY 1880S, USE OF ELECTRICITY HAD SPREAD TO CANADA FROM U.S., EVENTUALLY REPLACING GAS LIGHTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: PARTIALLY FROSTED
Decoration: RAISED OVALS EDGED BY STRIPES FORMED BY UNFROSTED GLASS ON EACH OF SIX FLAT SIDES/ EDGING ON EACH SIDE FORMED BY UNFROSTED GLASS

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Unknown Manufacturer, Shade, lamp, between 1885–1920, Artifact no. 1998.0390, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0390.001/

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