AtD translation: quartershade

[Mike Jing]

You are probably right. Thanks, Erik.


On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 4:17 AM Erik T. Burns <eburns at gmail.com> wrote:

> it's probably the one panel of a four-panel lampshade / sconce, maybe
> something like this:
> https://i.etsystatic.com/8360430/r/il/f06f59/1835347898/il_570xN.1835347898_vr39.jpg
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 9:06 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> P533.5-9   Kit threaded his way out into the Grand Salon, wallpapered in
>> aniline teal and a bright though sour orange, to appearances floral in
>> theme, though few would insist on it, lit by hundreds of modern-looking
>> sconces, each quartershade of Congo ivory scraped thin as paper to let its
>> electric bulb shine through . . .
>>
>> What is "quartershade"?
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