Lampshade
Object number2024.61.11
Manufacturer
Phoenix Glass Company
OriginMonaca, PA
MediumGlass; Paint; Paper; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen
DescriptionSquare glass light shade with French musical figures painted on each side. Milk glass with orange wash. Bottom of shade is square with flat corners, and domes downward at the center. Body of shade tapers outward from the base, inward to the neck, and flares out at the lip. Body consists of four trapezoidal panels with French musical figures painted on each, separated by flat corners embossed with leaves and branches. Four vignettes are outlines in black, with yellow background and consist of a woman sitting while playing a mandolin, and a man standing looking down at her; a man and a woman sitting on a bench, mirrored on opposite sides.DimensionsHeight x Diameter x Depth: 10.063 x 9.5 x 8.063 in. (25.6 x 24.1 x 20.5 cm)InscriptionsOn inside body on square printed label in handwritten black ink: "2365 / 224".
MarksOn inside body on square printed label, in printed green ink: "PHOENIX".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of glass from collector Kathy Hansen. Born on March 23, 1951, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Kathy was the granddaughter of a glassblower who worked at the Phoenix Glass Company in Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A schoolteacher by trade, she became an avid researcher and collector of glass made by Phoenix. A passionate researcher and collector of Phoenix and Consolidated Glass, Kathy was also an active member of the Three Rivers Depression Era Glass Collecting Society and a founding member of the Phoenix and Consolidated Glass Collector’s Club. She frequently lectured on and mounted small displays of Phoenix Glass around the region. Her museum collection reflects rare and unusual pieces, many with original and sample labels, and her archives include rare catalogs, postcards, advertisements, photographs, and oral histories with Phoenix company workers. Kathy, also an accomplished pianist, earned a B.S.in Music Education from Duquesne University. She then earned her master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pittsburgh and taught for 28 years in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Collector
Kathleen J. Hansen
(1951 - 2024)
Terms
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