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

More Information


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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