General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

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

59.5 cm

Width

46.0 cm

Height

107.0 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

Unknown

Period

C. 1870 +

Canada

TYPE OF GAS CHANDELIER USED IN CANADIAN URBAN INTERIORS. 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

GAS LIGHTING, 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

Missing

EACH MISSING 2 DECORATIVE PARTS FROM TOP OF ORNAMENTAL METALWORK/ EACH CHANDELIER IS MISSING 1 GAS BURNER/ ALL SHADE HOLDERS & SHADES

Finish

GOLD COLOURED

Decoration

RAISED BANDS ON CENTRE SHAFT WITH INDENTED PARALLEL LINES/ EACH ARM HAS ATTACHED METAL CURVILINEAR DESIGNS CONSISTING OF FLORAL ELEMENTS & SPIRALS