Shade, lamp

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OBJECT TYPE: INVERTED/SUSPENDED
DATE: 1910–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0882.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 45.7 cm
Width: 45.7 cm
Height: 19.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: May have been manufactured in Canada by Canadian General Electric Company, Limited around 1915.
Function: PART OF ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH DIFFUSES LIGHT FROM BULB INTO SURROUNDING AREA.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF LARGE GLASS LAMP GLOBES, WHICH HUNG SUSPENDED BY CHAINS FROM CEILING LAMP FIXTURE. Shades are made of glass called Moonstone. This kind of lighting fixture offers a semi-indirect light. 3 lightbulbs were used.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: GLOBE IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF, HOWEVER GLOBE MISSING SUSPENSION FITTINGS.
Finish: GLASS GLOBE APPEARS FROSTED: APPEARS PALE GREY.
Decoration: GLOBE HAS RAISED PATTERNS OF ARCHES, BROKEN BANDS OF TRIM AROUND SHADE RIM ON ECTERIOR; INNER SURFACE IS SMOOTH.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Shade, lamp, between 1910–1930, Artifact no. 1966.0882, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0882.002/

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