Posted 10 years ago
rockaday
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My parents bought their home in 1964. This shade was hanging in the dining room. There are no markings or names anywhere. I was told that the acorn pulls on the chain were significant. Would like to know anything about it. It's 22" across the diameter and about 8" in height. There is something that fits onto the bottom you can see in the third picture. It is some sort of framework, possibly for material or paper to diffuse light or hold back heat? Thanks.
It is an old fixture, has a great brass attachment . The metal frame work may at one time held a circle of frosted glass to defuse the glare of the light bulbs.That's why the Acorn Pulls come through the brass fitting. These pulls were used on better fixtures. Check it out on Google, vintage Leaded shades or lamps.
Also, The metal circle around the inside of the shade may held a beaded fringe to match the colors used in the shade.
Moonhill, Thanks so much for the feedback. When you said 'beaded fringe' it rang a bell. Somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I seem to remember some kind of fringe hanging from the bottom of the shade. My Dad removed the frame and the fringe years ago and hung the frame in his cellar. When I took the shade and frame to my home, the fringe had been removed. Apparently it was not worth salvaging. Thanks again and I will Google the search you suggested.
Your beautiful lamp was made by Wilkinson. You can see it as a table lamp here:
http://www.leadedlamps.com/gatwilkinsofloral1.html
And the same hanging hardware here:
http://www.leadedlamps.com/dkhangertha1.html
The acorn pulls are because the sockets were made by Hubbell around 1900-1925 and your lamp around 1910. Very nice item!
JohannB. Thank you so very much. After all these years some real answers. I wish my father were alive to learn about his lamp. We just lost him at 95 and I took the lamp from his house because I always liked it. Much appreciated.
Glad to help. I hope you can keep it in the family, but if you do decide to sell, don't let it go cheap (unless, of course, you are selling to me). Check out these others:
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1318069
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/495286
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/651698
LOL. I'm pretty sure I will be keeping it, at least for now and thanks again for the helpful links and information. The house it was in was built in 1910, so maybe......it was purchased then and was the only fixture to ever hang in that room for 104 years.