Shade, lamp

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OBJECT TYPE: PRESSED GLASS/4 IN. BASE
DATE: 1885–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0391.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: STARBURST
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: PRESSED GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 19.2 cm
Height: 11.3 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 ON GAS FIXTURES IN URBAN CANADIAN HOMES CIRCA 1885-1920. 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: PART OF LIGHTING FIXTURE WHICH SHIELDS GAS FLAME & DIFFUSES LIGHT FROM FLAME INTO SURROUNDING AREA.
Technical: PRESSED GLASS WAS FIRST MFD. IN U.S. IN 1820'S; SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENTS IN COMPOSITION OF GLASS MADE IT MUCH CHEAPER BY 1870'S. IN CANADA GLASS MFG. BEGAN CIRCA 1840 & BY 1870'S INDUSTRY WAS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED, WITH PRODUCTION EXTENDED TO LAMPWARE. MECHANIZATION OF GLASS PRODUCING PROCESS STARTED IN CDN FIRMS CIRCA 1900.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT
Decoration: SIX LARGE STARBURST PATTERNS ON SIDES, ON GROUND MADE UP OF RAISED PATTERN OF FLORAL & FOLIAGE DESIGNS

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Unknown Manufacturer, Shade, lamp, between 1885–1920, Artifact no. 1998.0391, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0391.001/

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