Carnival Glass Light & Lamp Shades
Part 3- Imperial Carnival Glass Shades Continued
Series by Roy Hieger
DAISY
This is another NUART shade, made in both the gas and electric styles. It has a stippled external surface with 6 narrow, circular, and 18 vertical ridges that divide the surface of the shade into 6 encircling rows of small blocks. Each block has a 1/8 inch, elevated square in the center, The vertical ridges extend down beyond the squares to near the scalloped, serrated bottom of the shade, each ridge ending there in a 10 pointed “daisy”. The shade measures 4 7/8 inches in height. It is iridized inside and out.
DIAMOMD BLOCK (#699)
This was Imperial’s # 699, and is a pattern originally called Mount Vernon. Although it was made in many different, non-iridized shapes, iridized pieces such as the shade are scarce. Only the electric style was produced. It measures 4 ¾ inches in height, and is known in a light marigold, typical clambroth, a frosty white, and smoke. They are iridized inside and out. There is a smoke version, with the base still in place. It was presumably sold as a vase.
DRAPE
This is another of Imperial’s NUART shades. It is known only in the electric style, and in a frosty, satiny marigold. The iridescence is on the inside. As noted by Carl Burns, the pattern is strongly reminiscent of an artichoke. It measures 4 5/8 inches in height.