Carnival Glass Light & Lamp Shades
Part 4- Imperial Carnival Glass Shades Continued
Series by Roy Hieger
FOUR SIDED (aka PLAIN SQUARE)
This very simple marigold, four-sided, electric type shade is Imperial’s #601. It bears NUART in block letters immediately below the fitter. I have only seen three of these shades, all three marigold, and iridized both inside and out. The iridization has been the most spectacular, finely stretched marigold I have ever seen. It compares favorably with the iridescence on many of the art glass shades. In fact, the first two I encountered were both unmarked, and were labeled “art glass”, maker unknown. The shade measures 4.5 inches in height, and 3.5 inches across the bottom. They were produced in marigold, white and green, some with hand-cut designs, either geometric, or with a grape pattern.
FOUR PANELS (aka FANCY SQUARES))
This was Imperials #561, another of their NUART shades. It is a square, electric shade that looks a lot like the preceding. It does, however, have a narrow vertical groove at each corner. It extends from the fitter down to the base. This shade is known in marigold, and white, frosted on the outside, and iridized both on the inside and out. In the Archer’s Blue Book it is also shown non-frosted, with both cut and sandblasted patterns added. The catalog indicates they were made like that in white, green, and marigold. They measure 4 ¼ inches in height, and 3 1/5 inches in maximum width at the base. The photos, taken from Archer’s Blue Book, show both #561 and #601 for comparison. The first has frosted panel on each side, the second has a hand-cut star in the frosted panel, and the third has a hand-cut grape cluster in the panel.