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Hurricane Shade

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1900-1940

GUSN

GUSN-58350

Description

Clear, circular, and bulbous hurricane shade, open both ends with an eagle and olive branch motif. One of a pair.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hurricane shades
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
glassblowing
glass (material)
Glass, Hurricane
Glass, Hurricane

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

22 (H), 8 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2063.2

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